Fibroids, Are (Women) getting Unneccessary Surgery?
Fibroids are growths that develop from the smooth muscle layer of the uterus that appear mostly during childbearing years. Also called fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas, uterine fibroids aren’t associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer and almost never develop into cancer. One study found that approximately 50% of women have them. Most often they are benign. Very rarely do they become cancerous (less than 0.5% of the time). The growth of fibroids is dependent on estrogen production. When estrogen levels are high, fibroids have the potential to grow. This is the case during pregnancy. Then when estrogen levels are low fibroids diminish. This is the case during menopause. A woman may have one fibroid or multiple fibroids present. They can range in size from microscopic, to very large.
