Re: size of 20 week uterus

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>>You asked how big a 20 week fibroid is.. It is in

between a melon and a pineapple, melon being a 16 week

and pineapple being a 22 week. My fibroid is 4.4 cm

and has been described as being between a plum and a

lemon<<

You are confusing two different measurements. A measurement in weeks refers to

the uterus size not the fibroid size (the weeks refers to the equivalent stage

of pregnancy), although there is a rough correlation. My 5.5 cm (tennis ball)

fibroid translated into a 12-16 week (small melon) uterus. The uterus size

depends somewhat on the location of the fibroid - and varies a lot from doctor

to doctor (since they are just feeling it blindly). The centimeter size is more

likely to be consistent, since it is generally derived from an ultrasound or an

MRI.

As to how big a 20 week fibroid is I don't have (and I am not sure there exists)

a chart, but my tennis ball sized fibroid was trapped inside a small melon sized

uterus. So - using that rough correlation, your fibroid might be the size of a

large orange - trapped inside a large melon (20 wk) uterus. But that's just a

guess.

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FYI:

The first gyn I saw did an external/on-tummy ultrasound and found my fibroid

to be 11.14 cm. He also told me my uterus was 18 - 20 weeks size and told

me I needed a hysterectomy.

The second gyn I saw did a vaginal ultrasound and found my fibroid was 11

cm. He also told me my uterus was 18 weeks size and I needed a

hysterectomy. This gyn was recommended to me by two friend nurses. They

both heard through the " grape-vine " this was one of the best gyn's. I

believe he probably is good....at delivering babies.

The third gyn I saw was a fertility specialist. He performs 50 - 60

myomectomies/year. He did not perform an ultrasound but did a vaginal and

rectal exam. (The first two gyns did not do a rectal exam to see if the

fibroid was obstructing my bowels.) This gyn said my uterus was 16 - 17

weeks in size. And he said he could perform a myomectomy if I wanted one,

and never mentioned a hysterectomy. This doctor moved smoothly and quickly

through the exam. This was just supposed to be a consultation visit, but he

turned it into a check-up as well. It was clear to me this doctor was

better/more experienced than the first two gyn's I visited.

The moral of my story is, if you don't want a hysterectomy you really need

to see a fertility specialist. Regular gyn's just aren't good enough nor

secure enough to explore the " no hysterectomy " options.

Re: size of 20 week uterus

> >>You asked how big a 20 week fibroid is.. It is in

> between a melon and a pineapple, melon being a 16 week

> and pineapple being a 22 week. My fibroid is 4.4 cm

> and has been described as being between a plum and a

> lemon<<

>

> You are confusing two different measurements. A measurement in weeks

refers to the uterus size not the fibroid size (the weeks refers to the

equivalent stage of pregnancy), although there is a rough correlation. My

5.5 cm (tennis ball) fibroid translated into a 12-16 week (small melon)

uterus. The uterus size depends somewhat on the location of the fibroid -

and varies a lot from doctor to doctor (since they are just feeling it

blindly). The centimeter size is more likely to be consistent, since it is

generally derived from an ultrasound or an MRI.

>

> As to how big a 20 week fibroid is I don't have (and I am not sure there

exists) a chart, but my tennis ball sized fibroid was trapped inside a small

melon sized uterus. So - using that rough correlation, your fibroid might

be the size of a large orange - trapped inside a large melon (20 wk) uterus.

But that's just a guess.

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

does the size of the fibroid increase in relation to

time as the size of a pregnancy?

i have been having these fibroid symptom for 2 to 3

yrs ; and only late lasy year did i go for a check up(

fear of knowing -factor i guess) and was told that my

fibroid is the size of approximately, a tennis ball.

how do i relate that to the time factor?

jae

--- Debra Armendariz

wrote:

> FYI:

>

> The first gyn I saw did an external/on-tummy

> ultrasound and found my fibroid

> to be 11.14 cm. He also told me my uterus was 18 -

> 20 weeks size and told

> me I needed a hysterectomy.

>

> The second gyn I saw did a vaginal ultrasound and

> found my fibroid was 11

> cm. He also told me my uterus was 18 weeks size and

> I needed a

> hysterectomy. This gyn was recommended to me by two

> friend nurses. They

> both heard through the " grape-vine " this was one of

> the best gyn's. I

> believe he probably is good....at delivering babies.

>

> The third gyn I saw was a fertility specialist. He

> performs 50 - 60

> myomectomies/year. He did not perform an ultrasound

> but did a vaginal and

> rectal exam. (The first two gyns did not do a

> rectal exam to see if the

> fibroid was obstructing my bowels.) This gyn said

> my uterus was 16 - 17

> weeks in size. And he said he could perform a

> myomectomy if I wanted one,

> and never mentioned a hysterectomy. This doctor

> moved smoothly and quickly

> through the exam. This was just supposed to be a

> consultation visit, but he

> turned it into a check-up as well. It was clear to

> me this doctor was

> better/more experienced than the first two gyn's I

> visited.

>

> The moral of my story is, if you don't want a

> hysterectomy you really need

> to see a fertility specialist. Regular gyn's just

> aren't good enough nor

> secure enough to explore the " no hysterectomy "

> options.

>

>

> Re: size of 20 week

> uterus

>

>

> > >>You asked how big a 20 week fibroid is.. It is

> in

> > between a melon and a pineapple,

> melon being a 16 week

> > and pineapple being a 22 week. My

> fibroid is 4.4 cm

> > and has been described as being

> between a plum and a

> > lemon<<

> >

> > You are confusing two different measurements. A

> measurement in weeks

> refers to the uterus size not the fibroid size (the

> weeks refers to the

> equivalent stage of pregnancy), although there is a

> rough correlation. My

> 5.5 cm (tennis ball) fibroid translated into a 12-16

> week (small melon)

> uterus. The uterus size depends somewhat on the

> location of the fibroid -

> and varies a lot from doctor to doctor (since they

> are just feeling it

> blindly). The centimeter size is more likely to be

> consistent, since it is

> generally derived from an ultrasound or an MRI.

> >

> > As to how big a 20 week fibroid is I don't have

> (and I am not sure there

> exists) a chart, but my tennis ball sized fibroid

> was trapped inside a small

> melon sized uterus. So - using that rough

> correlation, your fibroid might

> be the size of a large orange - trapped inside a

> large melon (20 wk) uterus.

> But that's just a guess.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > _________________________________________________

> > FindLaw - Free Case Law, Jobs, Library, Community

> > http://www.FindLaw.com

> > Get your FREE @JUSTICE.COM email!

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> >

> >

> >

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NANCY,

The information provided is from Dr. Stringers

book pg 15..10 cm size of an orange= that of 10 week

fibroid, 12 cm size of grapefruit, 16 cm size of a

melon, 22 cm size of a pineapple and 28 cm the size of

a pumpkin. Dr. Stringer also uses this fruit

correlation as in a 10 WEEK sized fibroid being the

size of an orange..You may find this information on pg

15 in his Uterine Fibroid Book. And yes all doc may

use a diff size system as I suggested a rough estimate

below.. IN BETWEEN Doc. Also according to DR.

Stringer, the week is in reference to the Fibroid

size, again noted on page 15 for your reference. She

didn't ask for the size of her uterus, she was asking

the size of the fibroid at 20 weeks. Thanks, SKY

--- Reeves wrote:

> >>You asked how big a 20 week fibroid is.. It is in

> between a melon and a pineapple,

> melon being a 16 week

> and pineapple being a 22 week. My

> fibroid is 4.4 cm

> and has been described as being

> between a plum and a

> lemon<<

>

> You are confusing two different measurements. A

> measurement in weeks refers to the uterus size not

> the fibroid size (the weeks refers to the equivalent

> stage of pregnancy), although there is a rough

> correlation. My 5.5 cm (tennis ball) fibroid

> translated into a 12-16 week (small melon) uterus.

> The uterus size depends somewhat on the location of

> the fibroid - and varies a lot from doctor to doctor

> (since they are just feeling it blindly). The

> centimeter size is more likely to be consistent,

> since it is generally derived from an ultrasound or

> an MRI.

>

> As to how big a 20 week fibroid is I don't have (and

> I am not sure there exists) a chart, but my tennis

> ball sized fibroid was trapped inside a small melon

> sized uterus. So - using that rough correlation,

> your fibroid might be the size of a large orange -

> trapped inside a large melon (20 wk) uterus. But

> that's just a guess.

>

>

>

>

>

> _________________________________________________

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NANCY,

The information provided is from Dr. Stringers

book pg 15..10 cm size of an orange= that of 10 week

fibroid, 12 cm size of grapefruit, 16 cm size of a

melon, 22 cm size of a pineapple and 28 cm the size of

a pumpkin. Dr. Stringer also uses this fruit

correlation as in a 10 WEEK sized fibroid being the

size of an orange..You may find this information on pg

15 in his Uterine Fibroid Book. And yes all doc may

use a diff size system as I suggested a rough estimate

below.. IN BETWEEN Doc. Also according to DR.

Stringer, the week is in reference to the Fibroid

size, again noted on page 15 for your reference. She

didn't ask for the size of her uterus, she was asking

the size of the fibroid at 20 weeks. Thanks, SKY

--- Reeves wrote:

> >>You asked how big a 20 week fibroid is.. It is in

> between a melon and a pineapple,

> melon being a 16 week

> and pineapple being a 22 week. My

> fibroid is 4.4 cm

> and has been described as being

> between a plum and a

> lemon<<

>

> You are confusing two different measurements. A

> measurement in weeks refers to the uterus size not

> the fibroid size (the weeks refers to the equivalent

> stage of pregnancy), although there is a rough

> correlation. My 5.5 cm (tennis ball) fibroid

> translated into a 12-16 week (small melon) uterus.

> The uterus size depends somewhat on the location of

> the fibroid - and varies a lot from doctor to doctor

> (since they are just feeling it blindly). The

> centimeter size is more likely to be consistent,

> since it is generally derived from an ultrasound or

> an MRI.

>

> As to how big a 20 week fibroid is I don't have (and

> I am not sure there exists) a chart, but my tennis

> ball sized fibroid was trapped inside a small melon

> sized uterus. So - using that rough correlation,

> your fibroid might be the size of a large orange -

> trapped inside a large melon (20 wk) uterus. But

> that's just a guess.

>

>

>

>

>

> _________________________________________________

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--- Reeves wrote:

> >>You asked how big a 20 week fibroid is.. It is in

> between a melon and a pineapple,

> melon being a 16 week

> and pineapple being a 22 week. My

> fibroid is 4.4 cm

> and has been described as being

> between a plum and a

> lemon<<

>

> You are confusing two different measurements. A

> measurement in weeks refers to the uterus size not

> the fibroid size (the weeks refers to the equivalent

> stage of pregnancy), although there is a rough

> correlation. My 5.5 cm (tennis ball) fibroid

> translated into a 12-16 week (small melon) uterus.

> The uterus size depends somewhat on the location of

> the fibroid - and varies a lot from doctor to doctor

> (since they are just feeling it blindly). The

> centimeter size is more likely to be consistent,

> since it is generally derived from an ultrasound or

> an MRI.

>

> As to how big a 20 week fibroid is I don't have (and

> I am not sure there exists) a chart, but my tennis

> ball sized fibroid was trapped inside a small melon

> sized uterus. So - using that rough correlation,

> your fibroid might be the size of a large orange -

> trapped inside a large melon (20 wk) uterus. But

> that's just a guess.

>

>

>

>

>

> _________________________________________________

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--- Reeves wrote:

> >>You asked how big a 20 week fibroid is.. It is in

> between a melon and a pineapple,

> melon being a 16 week

> and pineapple being a 22 week. My

> fibroid is 4.4 cm

> and has been described as being

> between a plum and a

> lemon<<

>

> You are confusing two different measurements. A

> measurement in weeks refers to the uterus size not

> the fibroid size (the weeks refers to the equivalent

> stage of pregnancy), although there is a rough

> correlation. My 5.5 cm (tennis ball) fibroid

> translated into a 12-16 week (small melon) uterus.

> The uterus size depends somewhat on the location of

> the fibroid - and varies a lot from doctor to doctor

> (since they are just feeling it blindly). The

> centimeter size is more likely to be consistent,

> since it is generally derived from an ultrasound or

> an MRI.

>

> As to how big a 20 week fibroid is I don't have (and

> I am not sure there exists) a chart, but my tennis

> ball sized fibroid was trapped inside a small melon

> sized uterus. So - using that rough correlation,

> your fibroid might be the size of a large orange -

> trapped inside a large melon (20 wk) uterus. But

> that's just a guess.

>

>

>

>

>

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