10.7kg fibroid removed from 32-year-old woman s uterus in UAE Filed on January 27, 2021
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The benign mass was detected during a medical examination at the women’s health centre of the hospital.
A giant fibroid, weighing 10.7kg, was removed from a woman’s uterus by gynaecology consultants at Corniche Hospital. The benign mass was detected during a medical examination at the women’s health centre of the hospital.
The 32-year-old Emirati woman had been experiencing symptoms such as delayed and irregular menstruation cycles, pronounced abdominal protrusion, and difficulty in both breathing and mobility, for over four years.
She had initially consulted a clinic, where the doctors recommended hysterectomy, which means the removal of the uterus. However, the woman decided to get a second opinion and subsequently went to the women’s health centre and consulted Dr Fatma Al Hajeri, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist.
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Cervical cancer usually starts very slowly, making it one of the most preventable cancers. A woman should always follow the recommendations of her health care provider regarding screening and follow-up testing.
Medwatch: January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
Medwatch: January is Cervical Health Awareness Month By Haley Wilson | January 11, 2021 at 8:30 AM CST - Updated January 11 at 8:33 AM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Every year more than 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer, thatâs according to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition. Thatâs why January is Cervical Health Awareness Month.
Luanne Solis, an OBGYN at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, says there are two major things women can do to prevent cervical cancer.
âThe first way is a vaccine,â Solis said. âThe HPV vaccine or Gardasil is a vaccine that prevents precancer from forming. The FDA has approved it to be from 9 to 46. It used to be from 9 to 26, but they recently increased the age to prevent precancers.â