Prognosis of Uterine fibroids
| About prognosis: The 'prognosis' of Uterine fibroids usually refers to the likely outcome of Uterine fibroids. The prognosis of Uterine fibroids may include the duration of Uterine fibroids, chances of complications of Uterine fibroids, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Uterine fibroids, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Uterine fibroids. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable. |
Prognosis of Uterine fibroids: Good. Benign. Rarely associated with uterine cancer.
Complications: see complications of Uterine fibroids
Prognosis of Uterine fibroids discussion:
Fibroids are the most frequently diagnosed tumor of the female pelvis.
It is important to know that these are benign tumors. They are not
associated with cancer, they virtually never develop into cancer, and they
do not increase a woman's risk for uterine cancer.1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Uterine Fibroids: NWHIC
Last revision:
May 27, 2003
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