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Symptoms of Fibroids and Polyps

Fibroids

Most fibroids are harmless, and many women never experience any symptoms from them. It is important that women visit their doctor for a proper diagnosis of fibroids.

If symptoms do occur, they may include:

Abnormal bleeding:

  • Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), sometimes with the passage of a blood clot
  • Very prolonged bleeding with periods
  • Bleeding between periods
  • Spotting before or after periods

Pain:

  • Pelvic cramping or pain with periods
  • Lower back pain
  • Pressure or a sense of fullness in the lower abdomen, gas
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Pain or difficulty with bowel movements

Reproductive problems:

Urinary problems:

  • Urinating often
  • Leaking urine

Contact your health care provider if you notice changes in your usual menstrual pattern such as bleeding between periods, increased cramping, a heavier flow, or if you develop a feeling of fullness or heaviness in your lower abdomen. Your health care provider will prescribe appropriate fibroid treatment.

Polyps

Most polyps are so small they often do not cause any symptoms. However, when symptoms do occur, they usually include:

Abnormal bleeding:

  • Abnormally heavy periods
  • Inconsistent periods (the length and heaviness is unpredictable)
  • Bleeding in between periods
  • Spotting after intercourse
  • Abnormal vaginal bleeding after douching, intercourse, or between periods

White or yellow mucus:

  • Vaginal discharge due to infection

Reproductive Problems:

  • Infertility

Contact your health care provider if you notice a change in your usual menstrual pattern such as abnormally heavy periods or abnormal bleeding or discharge from the vagina. You health care provider will prescribe an appropriate treatment for polyps.

Comments

I am 47 and blood tests determined going thru the big M! During sex sometimes I have very sharp pains during intercourse. I decided to do my own research and looked with a mirror. I discovered a protruding sac like thing. I got really weak and almost passed out just thinkin about it. Tried to forget but now 5 months later gettin worse and bigger. My doctor told me about 5 yrs. ago that I did have cysts or benign tumors on the vaginal walls but told me unless it interferes not to worry. I am afraid to tell my husband as he worry's about me AND I don't want him to look at me differently when we do have sex. Could these be cancerous and what kind of procedure am I looking at to reduce the size or remove them altogether? I am scared. C.W.

Yes, I know what your experiencing, I am having problems too, back pain, feeling full, discomfort in ab, and also problems going bathroom, it hurts... I started to have bleeding so called doctor. After a ultrasound they found fibroyds and I need to see GYN, I have endrometrosis and two beautiful girls. But now with these problems I might have to have a histerderectomy, or have them out. I can't have sex either in a yr. or so, so painful.... They said bynign, I hope so, and want them out as I can't stand the pain.. I do massage therapy for a living and it's so difficult with this problem and I also have rods in my back and left foot tendinitis and a real bad right knee I need to have surgery. So lastely I can't wait to have this surgery so I can some how live a normal life and not be in pain all the time. good luck they are not cancerous but I know what you mean feels like it...

Last year I went to the emergency room because of heavy bleeding and the ultrasound revealed an ovarian cyst. I recently had a blood test and I'm definitely going thru the change. I have been having very heavy periods and lower backpain and I also have anemia, my question is are ovarian cyst, the same as having fibroids and if so what are the best treatment options and are these cyst cancerous. My doctor suggested for me to have a D&C is this treament effective, what is the down time for this procedure? are their other more modern treatments and if so what are they? Thanks, E. Harris

I'm 24 days late and my last cycle was lite and old blood not new. The test I took had a faint line and so I took another to be sure and it has no line. I'm iffy about going to the doctor, last time I didn't have a cycle for two months went and seen the doctor he gave me pills to take, that state don't take if preg or trying to become preg. Took them anyways cause he told me too and sure enough had a cycle. Since then it has been regular and befor then it was regular. I'm alright with not having one cause at lease it's better then having a cycle that wont stop and the doctors had to give me two packs of blood. I went to the hospital 3 times befor they took me in and actually did something. I ended up haveing an emergency DNC. I don't like Doctors. All they care about is your money and getting it. They don't care about you. What can do? Where can I go where I can trust people and where can I go to find people who actually give a crap. By the way that hospital is lucky I didn't sue when I really probably should have. Sorry this is long.

I have been recently told by my doctor that I have polyps which has been causing me to bleed and cramp after I have had my period. I have been a mess thinking all about cancer. I have two kids, 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 and not getting along with husband at all and who hasnt been a bit caring at all with this since we havent been getting along. Nonetheless I turned to webmd and found these entries from all of you which makes me feel kind of (and I mean kind of) better that I am not alone. I had tried (3 times) to make an appointment (as the sono tech keeps canceling the appointments because she is not going to be in.... DONT ASK, I think I am going to look for a new doctors office) for a saline solution sono that my doctor suggested I have after having a regular sonogram that in fact confirmed the polyps. I just want them out of my body and for someone to tell me that I am ok and will be ok. So glad I got this off my chest!

yes, I feel the same... mad, my husband the same way, can't believe we are still married, my kids can't stand him either. I've been in pain, the same way feel so much back pain on top of having rods in there, doing massage therapy for a job, and so hurtful when I have gas and can't go, cramping and more. I was just having such headache's, throwing up, high blood pressure and everything... can't have sex which doesnt' help. well I take it one-day at a time. Hate when the new day comes and facing my husband again as he is so mean, always swearing at me and kids. I'm ready to kick him out. Well I don't want to do that as I need support and it'll be to hard right now not till I'm ready.. I think lots of it is from feeling as loosy as I am.. nice know other's feeling the same, didnt know what was wrong with me and the blood coming out. asked doctors they didn't know either until I got a period I haven't had in so long. I'm 48, guess menapause is all most over if they have to remove it all. I was tested for full and 3 yrs. not having a period. good luck. maybe it's your doctor your seeing, try a new one that you can trust and get into right away don't wait the pain is not comforting, I know it's not cant' even sleep lately, I'm constantly on a heating pad.... good luck

Hi I've been having very heavy periods for a few years I'm also enemic me and my husband have been trying two get pregnant for 11 months now and no luck we have two boys already aged 7 and 11 please help

I've been having problems with pain in my uterus each month. Sharp pains that have sometimes caused me to double over. I have had a two different ultrasound test and they both revealed fibroids. My doctor say that they will go away but they haven't. She has suggested that I have an ablasion. What good would that do and what is the best method of having them removed?

well i just got off me period five days ago and now today i wake up and im bleeding and cramping. I am freaking out I dont know what to do please someone help me

please am over 33years and i am seeing blood in between my period and i had a scan done and i was told i had a fibroid seedling in me and also another test says i have a cervical polyp.please explain what it means and the treatment to use.most time when i do make love to my husband,the sperm seems to pour out if i don't raise my leg up. even though am not on any family planning,have not conceived after 3 years of having my first baby.am not sure if its because of all the symptoms but please explain in plain terms. thanks. From Suazzy..

I'm 32 yrs old have had to baby's 4 1/2 and 3 1/2 yrs old now. ever since my last child my body down there has changed. Heavy periods, have to pee more often, painful to have sex sometimes, leaking urine and blood clots would have 1 or 2 per period but more often and larger. and was told I have a tipped uterus. what do you think.

HI, I wanted to say I had polyps in my mid 30's and always had very heavy , many clots, extreme cramps and very long periods. I had about 8 or 9 cervical polyps removed. CAUTION: if done in the office I advise you ask what kind of pain relief to take BEFORE. BUT if it's just 1 or 2 polyps don't worry. For me they thought it was ONE HUGE POLYP and it was with many other smaller ones discovered after removing the huge one. I have a high threshold for pain but that many removed well let's say I wouldn't want to do that again. for me though, polyps was just the beginning, I went to having my period every 2 weeks then every week and finally every 20 days out the month for over a year. Next I had an endrometrial ablation which is the removal of the uterine lining which worked for 1.5yrs. You don't bleed during menstruation and/or only spot. BUT for me i went back to the same problem with Severe Pain now. I had an emergency laprascopy which due to endrometriosis had caused problems and my fallopian tubes were attached to my intestines and had lesions on top of them. THIS procedure left me pain free, having normal periods meaning usually once a month and I only spot for 3 or 4 days. IF you have polyps get them removed as why not play it safe! for some this is the solution but for me well "female" problems are numerous. So many of you won't go through what I did. BUT I still say get cervical polyps removed.

I am 57 had a d & c. no cancer cells expect hyperplasia in a polyp. What is the treatment for this.

I too am in my late 30's and was told by my Gynae that I have uterine polyps. I am suffering tremendous amount of pain in my lower back, feeling extreme pressure in my lower abdomen. This is very annoying and very stressing when it is constant pain all day every day. I understand what all you women are going thru.

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I feel like an object's inside my tummy kicking,I ve a continues headache and menstrate at every3weeks severe back ache feel dizzy at the end of long work or a bit difficult task. What do you think the is pls

Hi Khadijah, Have you taken a pregnancy test? You should definitely consult your OB-GYN to find out what could be causing that. Best of luck! Kim

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