very clear information about fibroids

Healing from Fibroids the natural way Uterine fibroids are also called uterine leiomyomas,fibroma,fibromyomas,leiomyomata and myomas. These are bening tumors that grow from the smooth muscle layer or the myometrium of the uterus (womb) and are the most common bening neoplasm in females.

About 25% in women have uterine fibroids and are the leading cause of the removal of the uterus or hysterectomy in the United States. But having fibroids will not increase the risk of developing a cancerous fibroid and almost never develop into cancer.

The medical word is still unable to pinpoint the cause of uterine fibroids, but research shows that is is more commom in overweight women, women that have never given birth, of African American heritage, having menstruation prior to age 10 and some women just have an inherited tendency towards developing fibroids.

Women can have fibroids even as early as age 20 and research shows that the hormone estrogen which is naturally produced in the body stimulates the development of fibroids. Uterine fibroids develop from the myometrium which is the smooth muscle wall of the uterus and thes may grow as a single tumor or in clusters...