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Subserous fibroids are lumps that grow externally on the uterus hence making it look bigger than it actually is.

Blood flow to the uterus is larger during the menstruation period and the blood flow gives enough oxygen and other nutrients for subserous fibroids to develop itself outside uterus.

Subserous fibroids can grow bigger and it can grow to the size of a six month pregnancy and hence results in discomfort and bulkiness.

They will affect sensory nerves connected to lower back or back of the legs and hence results in pain in these areas.

There are certain sysmptoms for subserous fibroids. They are abdominal bloating during menstruation cycle and looking like a pregnant woman.

Due to their size and its location they give pressure to other parts of the body including colon, making difficult to move the bowels and bladder, resulting difficulty in urinating. They also affect the tubes connecting bladder to kidneys.

Another problem associated with large fibroids is that they require a large and continuous supply of blood for survival. If the blood does not reach the fibroids, the lack of oxygen leads to tissue death of a portion of the fibroids which can cause excruciating pain.

Subserous fibroids are sometime treated as ovarian cysts when subserous fibroids present outside of uterus by a stalk. Doctors can differentiate between a subserous fibroid and ovarian cysts only with the help of an MRI scan. MRI is a abbreviation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and it is a way of getting pictures of various parts of your body without the use of x-ray.

As suberous fibroids are in the outside of uterus they can be removed easily using laparoscopic myomectomy surgical methods compared to other type of fibroids. This method is a kind of keyhole surgery, where small incisions are made in abdomen to remove the suberous fibroids.

The Third Military Medical University in China performed a study in which doctors surveyed the efficacy of myomectomies and a procedure called Uterine Artery Embolization, which is when the fibroids' supply of blood is cut off surgically to deprive them of nutrients and blood, which shrinks them.

142 women were medicated whom having fibroids level of 2cm to 12cm either with myomectomies or with Uterine Artery Embolization. After sixteen months they were again checked for fibroids, during those checks fibroids had grown in five of those women. Hence concluded these methods are not fool proof.

Although surgery can provide you with immediate outcomes, there are associated perils. For example, laparascopic myomectomies can injure blood vessels or the intestines. They can also lead to the formation of more scar tissue and adhesions, which can affect your digestive and reproductive systems. Uterine Artery Embolization causes tissue death, which can lead to serious contamination in the uterus which can spread to other body parts. Tissue death not only causes extreme pain but it is also be accompanied by a very obnoxious vaginal smell.

The risks and side effects of surgery can be severe and life-threatening. Many women are instead trying natural alternatives to surgery. These can give gradual results, but do not have any risks associated with them. You can find more information about natural alternatives that can be used to treat subserous fibroids at http://subserosalfibroid.com/

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