Does Location Matter?

Fibroids can grow inside, underneath, and outside of the uterine walls. And, depending on their location, fibroids are usually divided into four different types: Intramural, subserosal, pedunculated, and submucosal. Intramural fibroids are fibroids that grow within the muscular uterine wall and are the most common type of fibroid. Due to their location, intramural fibroids can […]
Cramping and Acute Fibroid Pain

If you are diagnosed with uterine fibroids and are experiencing cramping and acute fibroid pain, it could be due to fibroid degeneration. What is fibroid degeneration, you ask? Fibroid degeneration is a process that occurs when fibroids start to die off and break down. And, why would this happen? Fibroid degeneration is due to uterine […]