She then approached Manipal Hospital Whitefield. Dr MC Uthappa, Head – Interventional Radiology, Manipal Group of Hospitals Bangalore, said, “Uterine fibroids are benign, or non-cancerous growths.
The larger fibroids can place pressure on the uterus and its blood vessels, causing excessive menstrual bleeding, periods lasting more than a week, pain in the pelvis, constipation, frequent urination, backache, leg pain, etc.”