Page 22 - MILAGRO PARA LOS FIBROMAS PDF GRATIS

1BChapter 2 – All About Uterine fibroids 21

1BChapter 2 – All About Uterine fibroids

10BSection One – The Truth About Uterine

fibroids

19BWhat Are Uterine fibroids ?

Almost every woman has at least one small uterine fibroid in her uterus; yet

most never even know they are there. If fibroids are indeed so common, why

are they so feared? Mostly because they are misunderstood.

First, let’s look at what uterine fibroids are: they are benign tumors (or smooth

muscle masses) that grow inside the walls of the uterus. Fibroids are made of

the exact same type of muscle tissue that makes up the uterus, except that

fibroid muscle is hard, not soft. Keep in mind that while they are located in or

on the uterus, fibroids are not actually part of the uterus, but is its own

separate grouping of tissue that grows independently of other uterine tissue.

The most common type of tumor found in the body, no one knows for sure

why fibroids so commonly grow in the uterus. One theory is the fact that the

uterus is an organ whose purpose is to grow a fetus, making it the perfect

place for any mass of cells to reproduce.

Fibroids can be so small they cannot even be felt during an internal exam. Or

they can be so large that they seem to make the patient’s belly protrude

Page 21