It is thought that somewhere between 40% and 80% of women in their fertile years will have fibroids. Most though are completely unaware as their fibroids are small and completely symptomless. However, for those of us who are aware of our fibroids, pregnancy can be a worrying time as occasionally uterine fibroids in pregnancy can cause problems.
The good new though is that the vast majority of women sail through their pregnancies without any difficulties whatsoever and with careful monitoring, the small minority who may have problematic fibroids in pregnancy will be fine.
Actually getting pregnant with fibroid tumors is usually only a problem if you have a fibroid which is blocking either the cervix or the entrance to the fallopian tubes. However, in a proportion of women with "unexplained fertility", fibroids are often found to be the cause.
Once an egg is fertilized, potential problems can occur in a small number of women,
* If you have fibroids just below the surface of the uterus (submucosal fibroid) then sometimes they can interfere with implantation, causing a very early miscarriage which might happen even before a woman knows she is pregnant
* If a submucosal fibroid is particularly large, the uterine cavity can be distorted and this can cause a miscarriage, often in the early stages of pregnancy
* In late pregnancy, multiple fibroids can affect the normal growth of the womb, causing a premature birth
* If a fibroid is partially blocking the cervix, a cesarean may be performed
If you are not yet pregnant and you would like to do something to minimize the impact of your fibroids in pregnancy, you could try using natural treatment to shrink your fibroids. Conventional treatments, such as surgery and hormonal treatment are not suitable at this time-indeed surgical removal of fibroids can impact on your chances of becoming pregnant and carrying a baby to term.
To learn more about the impact of having uterine fibroids in pregnancy and for details of a completely guaranteed 7 Step Plan for Shrinking Fibroids, you may be interested in visiting my website Shrink Fibroids There you will find comprehensive information about various treatments and solutions. You may also like to look at the dedicated page to the particular problems associated with getting pregnant with fibroid tumors. You can find the details at this link Fibroids and Pregnancy
Having suffered from very large fibroids herself, Bernadette was scheduled to undergo a hysterectomy when she decided to try an alternative treatment to shrink fibroids naturally. Success followed, and she enjoys recommending this method to other women so they can be free of the symptoms.
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