Knowing Uterine Fibroids and Symptoms

The symptoms of uterine fibroids vary depending on how much you have, where they are, and how big they are.

Fibroids or urine fibroids are the growth of abnormal uterine muscle tissue. "They can occur inside the uterine cavity, in the uterine wall, on the outer edge of the uterine wall, or even outside the uterus, and they attack about 70 percent of women at some point in their lives," according to Taraneh Shirazian, MD, a gynecologist at NYU Langone Health.

Many women experience fibroids but do not realize it or even do not know that the disease is in their body. The symptoms of uterine fibroids vary depending on how much you have, where they are, and how big they are.

"Usually, when women come with fibroids, it's because they experience abnormal pelvic or bleeding pressure," Shirazian said. But there are also some other symptoms of the fibroids, and here are some other symptoms of fibroids according to Womenshealthmag.com.

1. Your pelvis feels heavy

This is the most common symptom of fibroids. "We call these symptoms a mass effect an effect that occurs because there is something that develops in your body," said Uchenna Acholonu Jr., M.D., gynecologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian in New York.

Women with larger fibroids tend to feel there is pressure in the pelvis because there is something pressing the pelvis.

The symptoms of uterine fibroids vary depending on how much you have, where they are, and how big they are.

2. Your menstrual cycle is irregular

There are many things that can cause changes to your menstrual cycle, and fibroids can be one cause.

"If you have submucosal fibroids or fibroids in the uterine cavity, you will experience more than usual bleeding," Shirazian said. "It means your menstrual period will be longer, heavier, or you may experience bleeding between menstrual periods."