What are fibroids effects on pregnancy?

While it is less common for fibroids to cause infertility, becoming pregnant releases hormones that can result in fibroids to grow in size and quantity. As fibroids continue to advance, an expecting mother runs the risk of delivery complications such as preterm delivery, breech presentation, placental abruption, and may even require a cesarean section.

Are fibroids cancerous or do they cause cancer?

Luckily, fibroids are almost always benign and very rarely does a fibroid become cancerous. Also no links have been drawn to fibroids increasing your risk of developing any other form of cancer.

What factors increase the risk of fibroids? 

Any woman of reproductive age can develop fibroids, however fibroids have been found more commonly among women who:

• are older – in their 30s and 40s
• have a family history of fibroids
• are dealing with obesity
• have a higher consumption of red meat or alcohol
• are struggling with vitamin D deficiency

What are the long term risk factors? 

In most cases, fibroids are not a hinderance and can be ignored unless they are causing pain or discomfort. In more severe cases, fibroids that are left untreated may continue to grow and cause difficulties such as:

• complications conceiving or delivering
• acute abdominal pain or pressure
• heavy menstrual flow and anemia

If you are concerned about your symptoms and are looking for relief from fibroid-related pain or discomfort, call our women’s health and fibroid experts at Integrity Wellness MD in Charlotte. Integrity Wellness MD doctors will assess your situation and help you come up with a sustainable and comprehensive wellness plan using Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy that is both safe and natural for your optimal health.

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Treatment Protocols

Oral Hormone Supplements:

Hormone therapy can help restore normal hormone function and health and restoring those primary functions can be as easy as taking a couple of extra supplements in your day. Oral Hormone Supplements can be in the form of pills, soft gel capsules, powders, and liquids and can be a wonderful and simple addition to your health and upkeep routines.

Transdermal Hormone Patches and Creams:

Skin is the largest organ of the human body and can absorb all manner of things it encounters, from cosmetics to the plastics from the bottles those cosmetics are stored in. Hormones can also be absorbed this way and, by placing them directly on the skin as a cream or on a worn patch, it allows those hormones to be absorbed directly into the systemic circulation system (the system that carries blood through your arteries, veins, and capillaries), which means less work for your liver. From there, it’s simply a matter of the hormones working through the system to give that healthy, natural boost and amplify your wellbeing!

Hormone Injections:

Receiving much needed hormone therapy can be as easy as a quick injection. These injections are most often administered to the upper thigh or buttocks at consistent increments, usually about once or twice a week.  Because of their quick metabolic absorption rate and frequency, they are most quickly and easily adjusted to make sure they are fitting the needs and balances of the individual.

Implanted Hormone Pellet Therapy:

The procedure for implanting hormone pellets is actually quite quick and very simple. After a local anesthesia is applied to the upper buttocks area, a small incision is made and a pellet the size of a grain of rice is inserted, then is covered with a small bandage. This procedure takes about 15 minutes and lasts for 3 to 4 months. While they are in your system, implanted pellets slowly release those helpful hormones in response to your natural stressors, keeping you steady and level for longer periods.