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Learning about Uterine Fibroid

Dr. Rafael Perez, Medical Director of the Center for Women and Infants at South Miami Hospital, explains uterine fibroid is a benign growth on the muscle of the uterus He also says the fibroids are compacted masses that increase the cavity, and the cavity is what creates a lining that sheds every month, known as menstruation. "The problem with this is when you make a cavity larger, you create more bleeding."

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