Women's health with Dr Rasheedah

Hope you're all well and this post finds you in the best of health. So this week I thought it will be useful to talk about fibroids as a follow up to last week's post on heavy periods  here .  First thing to say is fibroids are very common! They are non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the womb.Most women are unaware that they have fibroids but it is estimated that about 1 in 3 women with fibroids will go on to experience symptoms from it. Black women are 3-5 times more likely to develop fibroids and also typically present with multiple fibroids at an earlier age which are larger and present with more severe symptoms. Fibroids are more likely to present in women aged 30-50 and it is not completely understood what determines who gets fibroids. It is more common in obese women due to an increased level of oestrogen in this population and having children has been found to be a protective factor (women who have had children have a lower risk of developing fibro...

Hello ladies! Apologies for the hiatus, needed to reboot! So if it’s not already obvious from the title, this week I thought it’ll be good to discuss heavy periods- medical term ‘ Menorrhagia’ This is perhaps the most common gynaecology complaint across the world and I’ve been asked a few questions on the topic so let’s try to address it. Like I always say, this post is a guide and in no way replaces a face to face consultation with a qualified medical professional  https://drraghuramys.wordpress.com/tag/menorrhagia/ It's often very difficult to define exactly what a heavy period is because it varies from woman to woman. We are all unique in our different ways and a heavy period for one woman may be normal for another. Most women will lose less than 16 teaspoons of blood (80ml) during their period, with the average being around 6 to 8 teaspoons.  Heavy menstrual bleeding is defined as losing 80ml or more in each period or having periods that last longer than 7 ...