Guide to Uterine Fibroids Symptoms, Causes and Risks.

Uterine fibroids are common growths of the uterus, and they appear during the reproductive years.?Uterine Fibroids are non-cancerous and are not linked with a higher risk of cancer in the uterus either.?They are also called leiomyomas (lie-o-my-O-muhs) or myomas. Fibroids vary in number and size.?You can have a single fibroid or more than one.?Some of these growths are too small to see with the eyes.?Others can grow to the size of a grapefruit or larger.