Re: Question about size of Uterus...

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Hi Kris

Sorry we missed your question earlier. I don't know the answer

to the first question about the meaning of the size of the uterus. I

would imagine that fbroids would increase it's size but I don't

know much about this subject.

If the ultrasound hasn't picked up fibroids, I'm guessing you had

an ultrasound for a reason like symptoms that were being

investigated or something about a pregnancy. Typical fibroid

symptoms may indicate fibroids, but they may also be symptoms

associated with other gynaecological problems. So it may be

that you don't have fibroids but you have (whatever) condition

instead.

General Women's health books, such as Miriam Stoppard's, are

handy for seeing what symptoms are connected to which

problems. In the UK local libraries often have these books and

charity shops are also worth a look, as the most cost effective

option. High street bookshops stock these too.

If you see your doctor first then it will save you a lot of time and

worry to ask her directly what she thinks is going on with your

gynaecological health and what could or definitely don't have.

Fibroid symptoms vary from person to person with some ladies

getting the worst of it and others unanware they even had

fibroids. Some of us have no symptoms, others a few and others

seemingly all the worst ones!

Some typical fibroid symptoms include:

*Frequent urination or urination problems, perhaps at nights

*Bowel problems

* Aches or even pains around the abdomen or perhaps other

areas

* Lower back ache

* Pain associated with intercourse

* Tiredness

* Anaemia from losing too much blood from heavy periods

* Flooding or heavy periods, maybe with clots

* Periods that don't seem right in their regularity or duration

* A bloated looking stomach and maybe even a pregnant look for

some women

* Some women can feel their fibroid locations and others can't.

* Anything I forgot or got wrong (I'm no doctor)

Some conditions the doctor may consider when patients have

gyaecological symptoms (not neccessarily in your case) include:

Fibroids

Adenmyosis

Endometriosis

Polyps

Ovarian Cysts

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Pelvic Inflammatory disease/infections

Cancer

Pregnancy

whatever else

It all depends on your situation and conversation you had with

the GP. For suspected fibroid cases they may have formed ideas

from your answers to questions, the results of smear and/or

swab tests, blood tests, a physical internal and external

examination and an external or internal ultrasound.

Az