Myoma or Uterine Fibroid

Myoma or Uterine Fibroids are noncancerous tumours that grow slowly within the muscular wall of the womb (also known as uterus in medical term). It is estimated that 25% of women over the age of 35 have fibroids at some time during their life. One clinical study using pelvic ultrasound in women in the U.S. ,with no symptom aged 35-49, found that over 50% of women did have fibroids on pelvic ultrasound exam. Small fibroids may not cause problems, but larger ones may cause prolonged/heavy menstrual bleeding, abdominal pain during menstruations, infertility or recurrent miscarriages. Fibroids may also press on the bladder, causing a need to pass urine often, or on the rectum, causing low back pain. Generally fibroids do not need treatment when they are not symptomatic. However, they should be checked regularly by your doctor to make sure that they have not grown. If treatment is necessary, fibroids may be removed surgically. Some fibroids are treated using an injection of a substance that blocks the blood vessels supplying them, causing the fibroids to shrink.