How this booklet can help your treatment Uterine fibroids affect each woman differently. Ultimately, the choice of treatment for fibroids is up to each individual patient. This booklet has been created to answer many of your most pressing questions about uterine fibroids.
Fibroids are the most common tumors of the female genital tract.
These statistics dramatically illustrate that fibroids should be taken seriously. Uterine fibroids, often referred to as just fibroids, are common, benign growths of the uterus. A woman may have only one fibroid or she may have many. They may occur on the outer surface of the uterus, totally within the wall of the uterus, or on the inside surface. They can vary in size from that of a grape up to that of a melon.