Subserosal Fibroid
The uterus can appear bigger than normal when subserous fibroids have grown on the outside of the organ.
Blood flow to the uterus is larger during the mensuration period and the blood flow gives enough oxygen and other nutrients for subserous fibroids to develop itself outside uterus.
Subserous fibroids can grow very large, upto the size of a six month pregnancy, hence causing the patient to feel heavy and uneasy.
Pain is often reported in other locations of the body like the lower back or the backside of the legs due to the stimulation of sensory nerves in these areas.
Sufferers of this condition exhibit abdominal bloating, which increases during menstruation and the bulky fibroids can also cause the individual to appear to be pregnant.
These fibroids can cause more than discomfort, they can also inflict damage on the connecting tubes between the kidneys and the bladder, resulting in kidney problems. Also, they can place pressure on nearby organs such as the colon and bladder causing irregularity and difficulty in urination, or incontinence because of their close proximity.
Another problem associated with large fibroids is that they require a large and continuous supply of blood for survival. If the blood does not reach the fibroids, the lack of oxygen leads to tissue death of a portion of the fibroids which can cause excruciating pain.
Subserous fibroids are sometimes mistaken as ovarian cysts when they are connected by a stalk to the outside of the uterus. The only test available to distinguish between an ovarian cyst and a fibroid is by using a Magnetic Resonance Imaging device (MRI), which helps radiologists to create detailed, layered pictures deep inside bodies. Ultrasounds only provide vague imaging and the newer MRI is much more accurate.
This type of fibroid is reported by doctors to be more easily removed by surgery because they are located on the outside of the uterus. Most often, the option of choice is called a laparoscopic myomectomy that uses small “keyhole” incisions into the abdomen to take out the fibroid.
A Chinese study conducted by the Third Military Medical University investigated the success rate of the laparoscopic myomectomy, as well as another treatment called the Uterine Artery Embolization. The UAE treatment blocks the blood supply to the fibroid, starving it for nutrients and oxygen which ultimately causes the fibroid to shrink.
142 women were medicated whom having fibroids level of 2cm to 12cm either with myomectomies or with Uterine Artery Embolization. After sixteen months they were again checked for fibroids, during those checks fibroids had grown in five of those women. Hence concluded these methods are not fool proof.
There are some risks indulged in fast resulting surgical methods. laparascopic myomectomies cause damage to blood vessels or the intestines and also creates additional scar tissue and adhesions, which damages our digestion and fertility. Tissues die due to Uterine Artery Embolization, which causes serious infection in the uterus which can soon spread to all the other parts of our body. Dead tissues creates pain, and makes very unpleasant vaginal odor.
Many women are now turing to natural alternatives in order to avoid the side effects of surgery, which can be enormous and life-threatening. Natural remedies work more slowly, but do not carry any risks. To learn more about natural alternatives for subserous fibroids, go to http://www.fibroidsetc.com/subserous-fibroids