FOCUS ON FIBROIDS

During menopause and the peri-menopausal years leading up to it, it’s typical for women to see changes in their menstrual cycle. But if you’re experiencing excessive bleeding, particularly long periods or pelvic pain, it may actually be the symptoms of fibroids. ‘Fibroids are benign (non-cancerous) tumours of muscle and tissue that grow inside, within, or on, the wall of the womb,’ explains Shirin Irani, consultant gynaecologist