What you need to about fibroids and birth control the hidden dangers to synthetic oestrogen

Taken from NHS website but please make sure you do your own research and do whats right for you. Your body your rights, Treatment Complications Fibroids are non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the womb (uterus). The growths are made up of muscle and fibrous tissue, and vary in size. They're sometimes known as uterine myomas or leiomyomas. Many women are unaware they have fibroids because they do not have any symptoms. Women who do have symptoms (around 1 in 3) may experience: heavy periods or painful periods tummy (abdominal) pain lower back pain a frequent need to urinate constipation pain or discomfort during sex In rare cases, further complications caused by fibroids can affect pregnancy or cause infertility. Seeing a GP As fibroids do not often cause symptoms, they're sometimes diagnosed by chance during a routine gynaecological examination, test or scan. See a GP if you have persistent symptoms of fibroids so they can investigate possible causes. If the GP thinks you may have fibroids, they'll usually refer you for an ultrasound scan to confirm the diagnosis. Who gets fibroids? Fibroids are common, with around 1 in 3 women developing them at some point in their life. They most often occur in women aged 30 to 50. Fibroids are thought to develop more frequently in women of African-Caribbean origin. It's also thought they occur more often in overweight or obese women because being overweight increases the level of oestrogen in the body. Women who have had children have a lower risk of developing fibroids, and the risk decreases further the more children you have. Types of fibroids Fibroids can grow anywhere in the womb and vary in size considerably. Some can be the size of a pea, whereas others can be the size of a melon. The main types of fibroids are: intramural fibroids – the most common type of fibroid, which develop in the muscle wall of the womb subserosal fibroids – fibroids that develop outside the wall of the womb into the pelvis and can become very large submucosal fibro