Fibroid Tumor Symptoms - What Are Leading Symptoms Of Fibroid Tumors?

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Article Title: Fibroid Tumor Symptoms - What Are Leading

Symptoms Of Fibroid Tumors?

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Fibroid tumor symptoms are often blamed on other causes.

Sometimes, the symptoms of fibroid tumors are not even noticed,

while other times the quality of life is affected every day.

Fibroid tumors are non-cancerous growths that form in the

uterus. Fibroid tumors often grow in groups, and they can be as

small as a pea or as large as an egg or even a grapefruit.

Fibroid tumors afflict nearly 80% of North American women.

About 40% of women will develop fibroid tumor symptoms during

perimenopause, which is the age before menopause.

Here are the leading symptoms of fibroid tumors:

1. Pain - especially lower abdominal pain or pain and

irritation in the bladder area. The pain can come and go or it

can be somewhat constant. And pain with sexual activity can

happen if the fibroid tumors grow in proximity to the vagina or

become large enough to cause the vaginal walls to protrude.

2. Pressure on the bladder or lower abdomen - this pressure can

result in having to urinate often. Also, you can feel a sense of

urgency to urinate before you normally would expect to have to

go. In rare cases, one can lose the ability to urinate.

3. Menstrual cycle problems - heavy bleeding or painful

periods, sometimes bleeding between periods. Women with

fibroids sometimes have periods that last 8 days or longer. If

frequent or heavy bleeding occurs, the excessive blood loss can

result in an anemic condition.

4. Increase in waist size and shape - even though there is no

significant weight gain, your clothing no longer fits around

the midsection.

5. Pressure on the rectum - the result is constipation and/or

the development of hemorroids.

6. Depression, irritability - constant pain can wreak havoc

with ones state of mind.

7. Infertility and pregnancy complications - a fertilized egg

cannot implant in the uterus if that wall is already occupied

by one or more fibroids leading to miscarriage. When fibroid

tumors are found near the fallopian tubes, the passage may be

partially or totally blocked. This usually means that the egg

cannot come down and the sperm cannot go up, so the egg and the

sperm can never meet and pregnancy cannot occur. When a

fertilized egg does implant in the uterine wall with a fibroid

tumor located near the implantation site, the fibroid may

continue to grow, demanding both space and nourishment needed

by the fetus. The result may be miscarriage.

Fibroid tumor symptoms are the #1 reason women in their

thirties or forties have hysterectomies in the USA each year. 1

in 4 women will have complaints serious enough to seek medical

treatment for the symptoms of fibroid tumors.

Fortunately, only about 1% of fibroid tumors are malignant.

Physicians with patient health in mind will advise that

hysterectomy should be performed only in the event of

malignancy or other life-threatening condition such as heavy

uncontrolled bleeding. That means far too many hysterectomies

and removal of the uterus are used as a fibroid tumor symptoms

treatment. Some women with fibroids have no symptoms of fibroid

tumors other than the fibroid itself. Other women will have one

or more of the symptoms listed above.

Why do fibroid tumors develop? There are several known factors

that cause fibroid tumor growth and fibroid tumor symptoms in

women. And instead of submitting to hysterectomy surgery, there

are effective alternative treatments for symptoms of fibroid

tumors. Learn as much as you can about this common medical

condition affecting so many women today.

Copyright 2005 InfoSearch Publishing

About The Author: Olinda Rola is a leading authority on womens

health, President of InfoSearch Publishing and webmaster of

http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com - a popular website on

womens health. For information on fibroid treatments that

work, visit

http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com/uterine-fibroids.html to

learn more.

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