What are Fibroids?
Fibroids have many sizes ranging from seedlings, which is
undetectable by the human eye, a big mass that can distort and enlarge the
uterus. A female can have a single fibroid or multiple ones. In the case of
multiple fibroids, the uterus expands so much that it reaches the rib cage and
can add to an increased amount of weight.
A number of women have fibroids in their lifetime. They can
though have no knowledge about the condition as they do not have to go through
any symptom to detect. This is diagnosed during a routine checkup.
What are the Causes of Uterine Fibroids?
a) Genetic changes:
Genetic changes in the cell might lead to the development of
the fibroids in the uterus. It happens when some cells go under a different
genetic structure transformation.
b) Hormones:
The two main female hormones Estrogen and Progesterone are
responsible for the uterine wall formation. Excess of these hormones leads to
the formation of Fibroids which contain a lot of these hormones.
c) Other Growth Factors:
There are some substances that help the body maintain
tissues, such as insulin-like growth factor, may affect fibroid growth.
There is a variation seen in the growth of these fibroids,
sometimes they may grow slowly or rapidly, or they may remain the same size for
how long they stay inside the body. Some fibroids go through the higher
frequency of growth, while some may shrink on their own.
It has been seen that many fibroids present during pregnancy
shrink or disappear after pregnancy, as the uterus goes back to normal size.
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