Pregnancy
Uterine fibroids are more common in pregnant women and women who have had children. To support pregnancy, the body releases high levels estrogen and progesterone hormones. This promotes the growth of body tissue inside the uterus. These hormones can also cause fibroids to grow abnormally in the uterus. It is more likely for women with smaller fibroids to develop larger fibroids when they become pregnant. Scan your uterus, ovaries and other areas to eliminate the possibility of uterine fibroid. Fibroids may also disappear when hormone levels begin to drop immediately after pregnancy. The incidence of uterine fibroid is lower among women who have gone through menopause. After menopause, the symptoms will also start to improve as hormone levels in women are lower. This causes fibroids to shrink.
