Pregnancy & Fibroid Tumors

More than 50 percent of women will develop some sort of fibroid tumor in their life time according to PregnancyInfo.net. It's common for a woman to be unaware of the tumor until she becomes pregnant. Pregnancy ultrasounds usually detect the growth.

Fibroid Tumors

Fibroid tumors are noncancerous tumors known to grow on different locations of the inner body. No two are similar in appearance for they take on various transformations.

Candidates

According to PregnancyInfo.net, women between the ages of 30 and 50 are at greater risk of developing this growth. This proves to be true in women of African American descent.

Growth

Fibroid tumors depend on estrogen to expand. The more estrogen a woman's body produce the faster the tumor grows.

Effects

Pregnant women affected by this tumor either experience kidney infections or complain of abdominal cramping, constipation, overactive bladders and heavy vaginal bleeding.

Pregnancy

It is not common for a fibroid tumor to jeopardize an unborn fetus. However, chances of having a miscarriage or premature baby are likely. When complications arise it's usually during the course of labor. Canal blockage, obsessive bleeding and breeched baby are all complications known to occur during delivery.

Treatment

There is very little a doctor can suggest in easing the discomfort caused by the fibroid tumor. Women who are not pregnant have the option of surgery, although it's an unpopular choice. Bed rest or medications are about the only alternatives for expecting mothers.

References

• Pregnancy Info.net
• Womens Health Information
• American Pregnancy Association