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Symptoms of Fibroids
Posted: May 1, 2007
Fibroids can grow as a single growth or in clusters (or groups). Their size can vary from small, like an apple seed (or less than one inch), to even larger than a grapefruit, or eight inches across or more.
Most fibroids do not cause any symptoms, but some women with fibroids can have:
- Heavy bleeding or painful periods
- Bleeding between periods
- Feeling of fullness in the pelvic area (lower abdomen)
- Urinating often
- Pain during sex
- Lower back pain
- Reproductive problems, such as infertility, having more than one miscarriage, or having early onset of labor during pregnancy
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health
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