What is Fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in females and typically found during the middle and later reproductive years. While most fibroids are asymptomatic, they can grow and cause heavy and painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse, and urinary frequency and urgency.

What do patients take to treat Fibroids and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Hysterectomy
(Abdominal hysterectomy)
3
Leuprolide
(Lupron Depot-Gyn, Eligard, Lucrin, Lupron)
2
Levonorgestrel
(Plan B, Mirena)
0
0

These charts show data from Fibroids patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Fibroids at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 10
20-29 yrs 18
30-39 yrs 32
40-49 yrs 23
50-59 yrs 5
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 120

These charts show data from Fibroids patients who have completed their condition history