Fibroids

Causes of Fibroids:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Fibroids. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Excess oestrogen
• Multiple pregnancy
• Hyperestrogenemia
• Multiparity
• Unknown etiology
• more causes...»

See full list of 5 causes of Fibroids

» Review Causes of Fibroids: Causes

Home Diagnostic Testing and Fibroids

Home medical tests possibly related to Fibroids:

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Fibroids Treatments

Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Fibroids may include:

• Oral contraceptive pills
• Progesterone only pills
• Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists
• Goserelin
• Selective progesterone receptor modulators
• Progenta
• more treatments...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Uterus symptoms (429 causes)
• Female reproductive symptoms (928 causes)
• Women's health symptoms (1177 causes)
• Lower abdominal symptoms (3048 causes)
• Digestive symptoms (5299 causes)
• Abdominal symptoms (5930 causes)
• Pregnancy symptoms (699 causes)
• Sexual symptoms (1838 causes)
• Genital symptoms (986 causes)
• Intercourse symptoms (258 causes)
• Female sexual symptoms (505 causes)
• Mens health symptoms (291 causes)
• Female genital symptoms (529 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Misdiagnosis and Fibroids

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Fibroids: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

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  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
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  • Gynecological Oncology
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Hospitals & Clinics: Fibroids

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Fibroids: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
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Fibroids: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Article Excerpts about Fibroids

Fibroids are common benign tumors that grow in the muscle of the uterus. They occur mainly in women in their forties. Women may have many fibroids at the same time. Fibroids do not develop into cancer. As a woman reaches menopause , fibroids are likely to become smaller, and sometimes they disappear. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Uterus: NCI)

Uterine ... (Source: excerpt from Uterine Fibroids: NWHIC)

Fibroids are common benign tumors that... (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Uterus: NCI)

Detailed list of causes of Fibroids

The list below shows some of the causes of Fibroids mentioned in various sources:

• Excess oestrogen
• Hyperestrogenemia
• Multiparity
• Multiple pregnancy
• Unknown etiology
• more causes...»

See full list of 5 causes of Fibroids

How Common are these Causes of Fibroids?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Fibroids. Of the 5 causes of Fibroids that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 5 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 5 causes of Fibroids

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Fibroids:

The following list of conditions have 'Fibroids' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Classifications of Fibroids:

Medical Conditions associated with Fibroids:

Uterus symptoms (429 causes), Female reproductive symptoms (928 causes), Women's health symptoms (1177 causes), Lower abdominal symptoms (3048 causes), Digestive symptoms (5299 causes), Abdominal symptoms (5930 causes), Pregnancy symptoms (699 causes), Sexual symptoms (1838 causes), Genital symptoms (986 causes), Intercourse symptoms (258 causes), Female sexual symptoms (505 causes), Mens health symptoms (291 causes), Female genital symptoms (529 causes)

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• Introduction: Uterine fibroids
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