Myomas, or more commonly referred to as fibroid tumors, attach to the walls of the uterus. These fibroids in uterus are almost always non-malignant (benign), but they can be very uncomfortable and painful, especially if they have any size to them.
While the size and position of fibroids varies between patients, the treatment is also always individual. While surgery should always be the final option, sometimes, when fibroids are very large, it might be necessary.
Fibroids in the uterus are more commonly found in middle aged women than in women with childbearing age. The symptoms of fibroids can vary from painful sex to frequent urination. When surgery is required it often means hysterectomy. This means that a woman’s whole uterus will be removed.
It is not uncommon that you have small fibroids without even knowing about them. When you experience symptoms, the most common ones include heavy periods, frequent need of urination, abdominal pain or bloating, back pain, constipation, and painful intercourse.
It is recommended to consult your doctor if you have any of these symptoms. They may indicate the presence of uterine fibroids. If you have large tumors, your doctor may be able to diagnose them. However, smaller tumors are not that easy to find, and in those cases further investigations are needed.
An ultrasound is a common way to get better diagnosis from uterine fibroids. However, it doesn’t provide any information about the quality of the fibroid. Even though it is rare that fibroids are malignant, they can develop cancerous if left untreated. If there is any doubts that these tumors are malignant, surgery may be required to take a sample from the tumor.
Large tumors that press against your bladder or colon can cause a need of frequent urination or constipation. Also, if the fibroids are not treated, and they cause heavy bleeding, there is a real risk of anemia.
Usually, there is no need for any treatments if fibroids are small and they don’t cause any serious symptoms. It is also common that these fibroids shrink and disappear spontaneously.
There are several fibroids treatment options to choose from. There is always surgery, but there are other non-surgical treatments that will help with pain from fibroids, and help them to shrink. Some medicines will help with the pain during menstruation, and help reduce heavy bleeding.
Hysterectomy is not an option for those who are still planning to have children. That is why less radical approaches are needed. One such an option is radiofrequency ablation. In this operation a needle is injected directly into the target fibroid. Then targeted tissue is heated to kill tumor cells.
If you are having any of the above mentioned problems, it would be wise to check with your doctor, and come to a resolution regarding treatment.
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