What is uterine 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.

How do members experience uterine fibroids?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with uterine fibroids*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for uterine fibroids*

*Data from patients with uterine fibroids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with uterine fibroids*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
for uterine fibroids (2 evaluations)
Side effects
uterine cramps
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
uterine fibroids (3)
Treatment

(Abdominal hysterectomy)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
uterine fibroids (1)

*Data from patients with uterine fibroids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has uterine fibroids on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 12
30s 91
40s 262
50s 343
60s 152
70+ 40

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 900