Subserosal Fibroid
Subserous fibroids grow on the outside, rather than the inside of the uterus. They can even cause the uterus to appear larger than it really is.
Menstruation can cause them to get larger, because that’s when the blood supply to the uterus is at its peak. Subserous fibroids thrive in this environment, because the blood flow brings with it a rich stream of oxygen and nutrients that encourage them to grow.
Subserous fibroids can grow bigger and it can grow to the size of a six month pregnancy and hence results in discomfort and bulkiness .
Subserous fibroids can additionally cause painful sensations in other areas, including the backs of the legs and the lower back, because they stimulate sensory nerves that are attached to these areas.
One of the symptoms that subserous fibroids causes is bloating of the abdomen, often during menstruation. They may also cause the appearance of pregnancy because of the size of the fibroids.
Due to their size and its location they give pressure to other parts of the body including colon, making difficult to move the bowels and bladder, resulting difficulty in urinating. They also affect the tubes connecting bladder to kidneys.
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.
Often times subserous fibroids can be misdiagnosed as an ovarian cyst. Ultimately the only way physicians can discern the two is by ordering an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), which results in a detail picture of the body’s interior.
As suberous fibroids are in the outside of uterus they can be removed easily using laparoscopic myomectomy surgical methods compared to other type of fibroids. This method is a kind of keyhole surgery, where small incisions are made in abdomen to remvove the suberous fibroids.
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.
The risks and side effects of surgery can be severe and life-threatening. Many women are instead trying natural alternatives to surgery. These can give gradual results, but do not have any risks associated with them. You can find more information about natural alternatives that can be used to treat subserous fibroids at http://www.fibroidsetc.com/subserous-fibroids
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