Comparison of Clinical Symptoms of Assumed vs. Actual Uterine Fibroids - Symptoms Described by Patients and Ultrasound Findings

摘要

Purpose How many women assume that they have fibroids but are found not to have fibroids on ultrasound examination? How severe are the physical symptoms reported by these women compared to the symptoms reported by women with actual uterine fibroids? Are the symptoms more severe if the patient believes that she has at least one relatively large (dominant) fibroid or more than 3 fibroids?