What Is Uterine Fibroids ?
Between 20 percent and 40 percent of women past age 35 have fibroids. These are noncancerous tumors of the uterus that appear during your childbearing years. Also called myomas, fibromyomas or leiomyomas, fibroids can appear on the inside or outside lining of your uterus, or within its muscular wall. They usually develop from a single smooth muscle cell that continues to grow. You may have a single fibroid or several. Fibroids can range from pea sized to the size of a grapefruit. Although most fibroids remain small, their growth can be unpredictable. Some grow slowly, while others may grow very quickly. Most of the time, however, fibroids aren’t dangerous.
But before we introduce some of the herbs used to treat uterine fibroids, let us have an overview first of what uterine fibroids are. Uterine fibroids are the growths found at the uterus that will most likely appear during childbearing years (from the time of your first menstrual cycle until near menopausal years). These growths are usually benign and cannot cause cancer. Uterine fibroids are also called Myomas, Leiomyomas and Fibromyomas. Generally, uterine fibroids do not require intensive treatments. But if the person would like to get rid of them, they can always opt for medical therapy or surgical procedures to put them at ease.
