What is uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in females and typically found during the middle and later reproductive years. While most fibroids are asymptomatic, they can grow and cause heavy and painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse, and urinary frequency and urgency.

How do members experience uterine fibroids?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with uterine fibroids*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for uterine fibroids*

*Data from patients with uterine fibroids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with uterine fibroids*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Abdominal hysterectomy)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
uterine fibroids (1)
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
uterine fibroids (1)

*Data from patients with uterine fibroids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has uterine fibroids on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 19
30s 103
40s 259
50s 366
60s 168
70+ 57

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7
Female 961

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What is uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in females and typically found during the middle and later reproductive years. While most fibroids are asymptomatic, they can grow and cause heavy and painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse, and urinary frequency and urgency.



Common symptoms reported by people with uterine fibroids

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for uterine fibroids

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Abdominal hysterectomy)
Type
Surgery
How many have tried
134
Tried for
uterine fibroids (1)
Treatment name(s)
Type
Surgery
How many have tried
67
Tried for
uterine fibroids (1)

Data from patients with uterine fibroids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with uterine fibroids

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Abdominal hysterectomy)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
uterine fibroids (1)
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
uterine fibroids (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with uterine fibroids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has uterine fibroids on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 5 new patients joined this month
  • 377 say uterine fibroids is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 19
30s 103
40s 259
50s 366
60s 168
70+ 57
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 28
20-29 years 65
30-39 years 108
40-49 years 80
50-59 years 16
60-69 years 1
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7
Female 961

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 410
Not Diagnosed 8

These charts show data from uterine fibroids patients who have completed their condition history
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