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'Guide Note'
- Uterine Fibroids are common non cancerous tumors affecting women. Nearly 200,000 hysterectomies are performed each year because of uterine Fibroids. Uterine Fibroids can be debillitating to some and hardly noticeable to others.
Fast Facts:
- Also known as Uterine leiomyomata
- Fibroids can grow as a single or cluster
- Uterine Fibroids are begnin tumors
- The fibroids are made up of muscle cells and other tissue
- One of the symptoms is painful heavy periods
- Estimated that 77% of women in the US have fibroids