It could help thousands of women avoid invasive surgery, experts advising the NHS say.
A new oral tablet could help thousands of women with benign womb growths, called fibroids, avoid invasive surgery, say experts advising the NHS.
Watchdog the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence says Ryeqo pills should be added to the treatment options considered if a woman has moderate to severe symptoms.Sometimes, the growths and associated bloating make a woman look pregnant.Fibroids are really common - affecting one in three women, but particularly those who are black.BBC Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo has spoken openly about her experience of living with fibroids."A lot of people don't know what they are.
"The blessing is they are non-cancerous, which is a plus, but they still cause a lot of problems around fertility, enjoyment of sexy time, with your digestive system, with your urinary system, heavy periods. "I developed anaemia because my periods were very heavy. I was losing a lot of blood because of them.""I had what is called a laparoscopic myomectomy. That meant they made three incisions - they went through my belly button and made two incisions in my abdomen and then they go in with a machine, and they basically shred the fibroid in you and then like suck it out.
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