What is the average age of a woman with fibroids?
Women often discover that they have fibroids in their twenties or early thirties, but they typically don’t cause enough clinical symptoms to warrant treatment until they are in their late thirties or forties. However, once again African-American women tend to get fibroids earlier in life and since their fibroids also tend to be bigger, they often present earlier than other groups for treatment. Please discuss some common treatment options at the first sign of fibroids. Treatment depends on the presence and severity of symptoms. If a woman has no symptoms, no treatment is necessary for the time being. For mild symptoms, dietary modification (ex. exercise, lose weight, eat healthier etc.) and herbal remedies can be used. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine or an oral contraceptive pill may be used to handle this as well. As the symptoms worsen, that has often meant surgery in the past, but now UFE is an excellent treatment option as mentioned previously. One newer treatment option i
