Fibroids typically improve after menopause when the level of estrogen, the female hormone, decreases dramatically. However, menopausal women who are taking hormone replacement therapy to supplement their estrogen may not experience relief of symptoms. Charles C. Bianco, M.D, Ronald D. Ray, M.D., and Brett L. Storm, M.D., perform uterine artery embolization at Tallahassee Memorial. More about Uterine Fibroids Fibroids may appear at any age, but are more common in women who are approaching menopause. African-American women have a higher incidence of fibroids.
Fibroids are very common and in most cases, more than one is present.
Cancer in a uterine tumor is very uncommon. Fibroids are also known as myoma, leiomyoma, leiomyomata and fibromyoma.