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Re: U/S tomorrow ??From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:53:58 -0600 (CST)
At Mon, 18 Nov 2002, beav wrote: > >I am scheduled for a repeat US in my dr.'s office tomorrow for a growing >fibroid. Over the past year it has gone from 96ml to 260ml. I have had >the firboids for about 5 years. I started my period today is it still >okay to go for test? > >I am concerned about the growth, being I'm 44 and really don't want to >postpone it. I have researched and they said that it is common at this >age for them to have a growth spurt because of hormones. My breasts >have also become even more lumpy and swollen all the time. Any >thoughts? It is O.k to go for ultrasound tomorrow.If the fibroid is causing symptoms e.g severe or prolonged bleeding with the period, pain..etc it is better to remove it.fibroid may increase during this age due to excessive estrogen without progesterone because of anovulation and it usually decreases in size after menopause.
-- SAmir Fouad Aziz MD Assist Professor OB.Gyn Director Gyn.oncology Al-Azhar University-Egypt Editorial advisor OBgyn.net(P&B,Gyn.Oncology) Consultant Editor the contemporary Who's Who This is for teaching purposes only
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