Case Study Analysis: Uterine Fibroids Victoria Moss COMM/215 5/14/12 David Mumford Case Study Analysis: Uterine Fibroids Uterine fibroids develops in the muscular wall in the uterus are not malignant tumors or growth. Fibroids are found in women and are a type of growth not cancer. It is common in women who are between the ages of 25-45. Uterine fibroids are also called leionyomas or myomas. Fibroids do not cause problems when they remain small. They can grow inside and outside the uterus
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Leiomyomas are commonly known as fibroids, but they can also be called fibromyomas, myomas, or fibromas. Fibroids are by far the most common solid pelvic tumor found in women who are in their reproductive years. About one quarter of all women will experience some symptoms caused by uterine fibroids, and the majority of them will have on average six to seven fibroid tumors in their uterus. Uterine fibroids are hormone dependent. So it is fair to conclude that fibroids will often subside after the cessation
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According to Huether, Uterine Leiomyoma or uterine fibroids, are benign tumors that develop from smooth muscle cells in the myometrium of the uterus (2012, p. 811). Within this disease it has been shown to have certain risk factors that can be modified and others that cannot. This disease is the most common affecting 70% to 80% of all women, staying small in size and asymptomatic [no symptoms] (Huether, 2012, p. 811). The occurrence of Uterine Fibroids is increased in Black and Asian women from 30-50
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Obstetrics and Gynecology International Volume 2013, Article ID 173184, 11 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/173184 Review Article Uterine Fibroids: Pathogenesis and Interactions with Endometrium and Endomyometrial Junction Andrea Ciavattini,1 Jacopo Di Giuseppe,1 Piergiorgio Stortoni,1 Nina Montik,1 Stefano R. Giannubilo,1 Pietro Litta,2 Md. Soriful Islam,3 Andrea L. Tranquilli,1 Fernando M. Reis,4 and Pasquapina Ciarmela3 1 Woman’s Health Sciences Department
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Black women and pregnancy: Fibroids by Kimberly Seals-Allers, author of The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy Reviewed by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board Last updated: January 2010 What are fibroids? Fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow from muscle tissue in the uterus. Fibroids, also called uterine leiomyomas or myomas, can grow on the outside of your uterine wall, within the uterine wall, or into the uterine cavity. Women can have fibroids in one or more of these locations
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[healthline.com] MALE FEMALE Fibroma A fibroid is a benign tumor growing from connective tissue. It can affect all organs. In most cases, the fibroid has a round or spherical and its growth is slow. If multiple fibroids grow, it is called fibromatosis. Fibroids located within the body are often the subject of a chance discovery and are inconsequential. For cutaneous fibroids, there are soft fibromas (molluscum pendulum) and fibroids hard. For both forms, there is usually a small benign
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UTERINE LEIOMYOMA/ UTERINE FIBROIDS Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during your childbearing years. Also called fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas, uterine fibroids aren't associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer and almost never develop into cancer. As many as 3 out of 4 women have uterine fibroids sometime during their lives, but most are unaware of them because they often cause no symptoms. Your doctor may discover fibroids incidentally during a
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professional hair stylist. Nearly 100% of these relaxers contain chemicals found in household cleaning products. Store bought chemical hair straightening kits, also known as “relaxers”, are dangerous because they contain chemicals that are linked to fibroid tumors causing cancer, cause respiratory and gastrointestinal complications, burn the scalp which causes
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frequent operation (after cesarean section) performed on adult American women; it has been estimated that one-third of them undergo the procedure by age 60 [ (Keshavarz H) ] The most common reason hysterectomy is performed is for uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids (also known as uterine leiomyomata) are benign growths of the
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Painful menstrual periods Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for the painful cramps that may occur immediately before or during the menstrual period. Menstrual cramps are caused by contractions in the uterus, which is a muscle. The uterus, the hollow, pear-shaped organ where a baby grows, contracts throughout a woman's menstrual cycle. If the uterus contracts too strongly, it can press against nearby blood vessels, cutting off the supply of oxygen to the muscle tissue of the uterus. Pain results
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