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Fibroids and pregnancy: How do fibroids affect pregnancy?

You must have heard the term fibroid a lot of times from other women. Do you know

what exactly a fibroid is and how it can affect your pregnancy? Fibroids are a form of

benign growth or tumors in the uterus of a woman originating in the muscular layer of

the uterus. They do not have the potential to become cancerous usually but can cause

a variety of problems for the women having them.

They are very common like some other gynecological issues faced by a lot of women

you might have heard of, for example, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and

endometriosis. A woman having fibroids is usually asymptomatic but in some cases,

there might be lower abdominal or pelvic pain associated with them or the periods

might be irregular or come with heavy bleeding. Additionally, women with fibroids

may complain of constipation off and on and increased the frequency and urge to pass

urine. The nature and severity of symptoms are also variable in most women and are

often ignored unless they are accidentally diagnosed on a pelvic examination or an

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ultrasound or during the pre-pregnancy check-ups.

The question you must be most curious about is how these fibroids can affect your

pregnancy. Firstly you need to know that the chances of getting pregnant do diminish

in case you have them. However, they do not absolutely render you infertile. In such

cases, getting the fibroids surgically removed before trying to conceive is an excellent

idea and your fertility can be restored to the normal levels this way.

Now, what if you get pregnant with fibroids? Well, this depends mostly on the site,

size, and number of fibroids present in your uterus. Most women do not face

substantial complications due to fibroids in their pregnancy but for those who do, the

symptoms can range from pain throughout the duration of the pregnancy and bleeding,

which may be psychologically traumatic too. Women with fibroids who get pregnant

stand at a higher risk of having a miscarriage than normal women.

So what are the worst complications a fibroid uterus can have? This includes a chance

for preterm labor which is that you may deliver earlier than the normal duration of the

pregnancy. This can be dangerous for you and your baby. Another tough consequence

of fibroids is a condition termed as abruptio placentae. In this condition, the fibroid

develops into the site of attachment of the placenta to the wall of the uterus thereby

displacing it and leading to uncontrolled bleeding very hazardous for the mother and

child both. In such a case, an emergency cesarean section might have to be done. Also

since the fibroids grow into the cavity of the uterus, there are chances that they might

interfere with the normal growth and development of the baby.

Fibroids may pose a problem for a full term woman who is about to deliver. The baby

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Fibroids and pregnancy: How do fibroids affect pregnancy? You must have heard the term fibroid a lot of times from other women. Do you know what exactly a fibroid is and how it can affect your pregnancy? Fibroids are a form of benign growth or tumors in the uterus of a woman originating in the muscular layer of the uterus. They do not have the potential to become cancerous usually but can cause a variety of problems for the women having them. They are very common like some other gynecological issues faced by a lot of women you might have heard of, for example, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis. A woman having fibroids is usually asymptomatic but in some cases, there might be lower abdominal or pelvic pain associated with them or the periods might be irregular or come with heavy bleeding. Additionally, women with fibroids may complain of constipation off and on and in ...
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