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Can fibroids Grow with Pregnancy?

Can fibroids Grow with Pregnancy? (0:26)

Because fibroids grow with estrogen stimulation, they often grow larger during pregnancy. In this video, John Lipman, MD, interventional radiologist, explains that many women can have healthy pregnancies with fibroids, but should be monitored closely

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Yes, because the fibroids will grow with estrogen stimulation they often will grow a lot during pregnancy and so, it's something that the gynecologist will watch typically with serial ultra sounds and exams to make sure that the fibroid, a lot of women can have fibroids their whole pregnancy with no issues, but it's something they want to monitor because they will grow, and sometimes rapidly during pregnancy.