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1BChapter 2 – All About Uterine fibroids
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Chapter 2 – All About Uterine fibroids
Section One – The Truth About Uterine
fibroids
What Are Uterine fibroids ?
Almost every woman has at least one small uterine fibroid in her uterus; yet
most never even know they are there. If fibroids are indeed so common, why
are they so feared? Mostly because they are misunderstood.
First, let’s look at what uterine fibroids are: they are benign tumors (or smooth
muscle masses) that grow inside the walls of the uterus. Fibroids are made of
the exact same type of muscle tissue that makes up the uterus, except that
fibroid muscle is hard, not soft. Keep in mind that while they are located in or
on the uterus, fibroids are not actually part of the uterus, but is its own
separate grouping of tissue that grows independently of other uterine tissue.
The most common type of tumor found in the body, no one knows for sure
why fibroids so commonly grow in the uterus. One theory is the fact that the
uterus is an organ whose purpose is to grow a fetus, making it the perfect
place for any mass of cells to reproduce.
Fibroids can be so small they cannot even be felt during an internal exam. Or
they can be so large that they seem to make the patient’s belly protrude
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