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Name: pari

dearest sonia,
im sooo sorry....i hadnt been cheking the board last week....m very sorry for all that u had to go thru...i didnt expect any such thing to come up all of a sudden...u got a lot of messages from sooo many people...and i wasnt there...
actually i got this book from the library, 'Woman Doctor's Guide to Miscarriage'. and it took me back to those bad memories...i didnt feel like going anywhere or even checking mails...im very sorry for that...
it has some information on fibroids....il type EXACTLY wot i read..ok? here goes:
\"; Fibroids
a fibroid is a benigh tumor of the uterus consisting of abnormal smooth muscle tissue. it is further defined by its location- whether it's in the endometrial cavity (submucous), in the uterine wall (intramural or myometrial), or on the outermost surface of the uterus (subserosal). often a single fibroid will extend into one or more areas.
Fibroids are present in 25 to 40 percent of women of reproductive age. they may be characterized by excessive bleeding during or between periods, and pain or pressure. Most are asymptomatic.
Fibroids rarely cause miscarriage and should be considered a source of miscarriage only after all other possible causes have been ruled out. the vast majority of women who have fibroids conceive and carry to term without a problem. prengancies won't implant on fibroids because they're not a viable surface, and, in most people, pregnancies have ample room to grow around the fibroid.
the fibroids that would cause miscarriage are those that are usually submucous in location and are so large that they interfere with either implantation or the growth of the pregnancy.
in the small percentage of women in whom the fibroids are felt to be the source of recurrent pregnancy loss, their miscarriage rates can rise as high as 40 percent without treatment.
miscarriages caused by fibroids occur either in the first or second trimester. fibriods are more often a source of pain and preterm uterine contractions in late pregnancy than a source of miscarriage.
Diagnosis: Many are detected during routine pelvic exams and by ultrasound. to identify the presence and location of submucous fibroids which may have bearing on a pregnancy a hysterosalpingogram will be performed.
Treatment: Fibroids that are located in the endometrial cavity and are relatively small can usually be removed by a surgical procedure called a hysteroscopic resection.
larger fibroids that have invaded the myometrial part of the uterus have to be removed abdominally. This procedure is called a myomectomy.
The success rate is excellent. After correction, the chances of miscarriage fall close to those of the general population.\";

that's it. since this book is on miscarriage..it explanations revolve round miscarriage. but i hope it helped u know more bout fibroids...
il send another mail in 5 mins.
love,
pari.

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