Living with fibroids

If fibroids cause symptoms, they can affect your quality of life. When deciding about treatment, being able to deal with the symptoms in everyday life is one important factor for many women.
Even though these benign (non-cancerous) growths aren’t always noticeable, if fibroids are causing severe symptoms, they can really affect your everyday activities. They can cause heavy menstrual bleeding and cramps, abdominal pain and constipation. A lot of women say their fibroids are painful and can put them out of action for days at a time.
The treatment for fibroids will depend on your symptoms, as well as on your personal situation and age: For some women the biggest problem is their heavy periods, cramps and exhaustion. Others are more worried that they might not be able to have children. Because the symptoms tend to get better during menopause and then generally disappear completely, women in their mid-40s and women in their early 20s will often consider different treatments.
But they all want to know how they can cope with the symptoms on their own. Many women find their own way to keep the impact on their everyday life to a minimum.