Submucosal Fibroid

Submucosal Fibroid

Submucosal Fibroids

A fibroid that grows just below the inner lining or endometrium of the uterus is called a submucosal fibroid. These can grow to sizes which may distort the endometrium or develop a stalk (peduncle) in which case they are called pedunculated submucosal fibroids.

Although rare, they can protrude into the vaginal canal and cause obstructive symptoms. The National Taiwan University Hospital reported a case where a submucosal fibroid had cause inversion of the woman’s uterus and blocked her rectum and bladder. This was so severe that she needed to take laxatives and had to be catheterized in order to remove the urine from her body.

These submucosal fibroids can cause a number of menstrual symptoms, such as bleeding heavily and bleeding between menstrual periods. This occurs due to the fibroids’ increasing of the uterine lining’s surface area, creating a larger area where blood builds up during the cycle.

The other kind of menstrual problem includes big blood clots and long menstrual cycle which may extend for seven or more days. When the clots came along the cervix it results into pain.

Severe cramping and pains to rival labor pains have been reported. This is due to contractions produced by the uterus in response to the presence of the submucosal fibroid. Because of its proximity to the endometrium, it is recognized by the uterus as something foreign, which must be purged. The uterus contracts in attempts to expel it.

The location of these fibroids can hinder successful implantation, making them a common explanation for infertility, and they are sometimes a cause of miscarriages. The submucosal fibroid can also form a blockage of a fallopian tube, preventing sperm from fertilizing the egg. In research by doctors at the Wisconsin Fertility Institute, women with submucosal fibroids experienced a lower rate of pregnancy than those who had other fibroid types.

Hysteroscopy is a common treatment for submucosal fibroids. A thin tube with a camera is led through the cervix and into the uterus. This has been used increasingly in such European countries as Italy, where immediate surgery is recommended for even small fibroids, instead of taking a wait-and-see approach.

Tenon Hospital in France reported a women who had developed heavy growth of e.coli bacteria in the fibroid tissue. She reported fever, Uterine Artery Embolization for a 5 cm submucosal fibroid , pelvic pain and vaginal discharge. Embolization of uterine artery is more dangerous for submucosal fibrosis.

Surgery is not a good option for increasing fertility in patients with submucosal fibroids. According to the RTI International-University of North Carolina, little evidence exists for supporting the treatment of submucosal fibroids via hysteroscopy when treatment is unrelated to symptom relief. In other words, little evidence supports the treatment of submucosal fibroids via hysteroscopy for reasons such as increasing fertility.

It may look that a hysteroscopy is remedy for fibroid but it involves risk of allergic reaction, infection, bleeding and damage of uterus, bladder or colon. But this is only symptomatic treatment it also posses the danger of growing back of fibroid.

Surgery can give you a rapid benefit, but a natural remedy for reducing submucosal fibroids is much safer. It involves no side effects or risks and complications like organ damage or infection, and requires no hospital stay, no anesthesia, and no period of recovery. These remedies can be used by women of any age with any kind of fibroid. To learn more, please visit http://www.fibroidsetc.com/submucosal-fibroids