(pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
Used in a Sentence
fibroids
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fibroids.
Editorial note
Unfortunately the fibroids grow so large that there is sometimes no option but a full hysterectomy.
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Quick take
(pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fibroids gathered in one view.
(pathology) A fibroma.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fibroids.
noun
(pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
noun
(pathology) A fibroma.
Example sentences
Unfortunately the fibroids grow so large that there is sometimes no option but a full hysterectomy.
It's also why ultrasound ablation is being used for things like uterine fibroids, and breast cancer.
Both of these women took hormonal birth controls for most of their lives, and learned only after being diagnosed with fibroids that hormonal birth control promotes the growth of fibroids (and cancer).
However, fibroids run in families and appear to be partly determined by hormone levels.
But has met many women online who went through hell with untreated fibroids.
The more detailed misdiagnoses: heavy but otherwise normal periods from enlarged fibroids causing anemia, a UTI, and then a 7x4cm benign dermoid cyst.
If you have uterine fibroids (or a fetus), the hormones help them grow.
Then, after the patient was anesthetize but before surgery, the fellow (subspecialist trainee) doctor told us to palpate her fibroids, and showed us how.
Various gynecological disorders seem to be very common too - fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis, amongst others, all of which affect a woman's fertility.
> Unfortunately, fibroids are just one of many understudied aspects of health in people assigned female at birth.
I never said they cause fibroids, they promote the growth of them, and that's clearly stated in multiple reliable sources found online.
They did trials on uterine fibroids, among other diseases.
Quote examples
Can you link any science showing that "hormonal birth control promotes the growth of fibroids (and cancer)."?
Two women I know suffer from Uterine Fibroids [1] and their doctors both have said in so many words "the uterus is good for two things, growing babies and growing tumors".
On a forum she talked to other women who were left to deal with fibroids for up to a decade because their doctors would just sigh and say, "Yes, women's problems.
Hey Judy, your fibroids doing okay?" It would be the height of rudeness and possibly even malice, and I would quickly have angry people demanding to know what I think I'm doing.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fibroids in a sentence?
Unfortunately the fibroids grow so large that there is sometimes no option but a full hysterectomy.
What does fibroids mean?
(pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
What part of speech is fibroids?
fibroids is commonly used as noun.