Photodisc/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor
A few months back, Bethenny Frankel revealed it was a fibroid issue that forced her to scale back her screen time during this season of The Real Housewives of New York City.
For those who don’t know, fibroids are benign tumors of the uterine muscle and are incredibly common.
If you’re told you have fibroids, you should ask where they are located. Some are in the muscle, while others, called subserosal fibroids, are on the outer surface.
Fibroids that grow into the uterine cavity are called submucosal and they typically are the cause of heavy menstrual bleeding.
There are numerous treatment options for fibroids depending on your age, desire for future childbearing, and the size and location of the fibroids. You should talk to your gynecologist about all the options, including uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), which is performed by a radiologist.
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