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Uterine
Leiomyoma
Uterine Leiomyoma is a cancer that
effects the uterus of the of a woman. It
is also known in the names of
Leiomyomas, fibromyomas, and
myomas. This cancer is the leading
cause of all hysterectomy in the United
States (Avital, 2018). This brochure will
explain in detail what this sickness
does, signs and symptoms, risk factors,
how you can prevent it, and if already
diagnosed what some treatment
options are. In addition to this, the
brochure will include the
multidimensional care aspect of the
treatment. There are many team
members who play a big role in
providing care to a client who needs it
each in their
domain but
working
together for the
good of one
client(Taylor,
2018).
Pathophysiology
This cancer according to Workman
(nd), is a “benign, slow growing solid
tumor of the uterine myometrium that
develop from excessive local growth of
smooth muscle cells.” This growth is
stimulated by progesterone, estrogen,
and growth hormone and are located
either Intramural, Submucosal, or sub
serosal. Fibroids develop mostly in the
uterine wall but may be seen in the
cervix wall as well (Workman, nd).
Etiology/ Risk factors
Workman (nd) emphasizes that this
disorder is not yet fully understood. It
is mostly diagnosed at the very peak
time within the women’s early 40s.
Leiomyoma is mostly seen in black
women than in white woman. In fact it
is three times more likely to happen to
a black woman than it is to happen to a
white woman.
There are still studies that are being
conducted but as for now, the risks
that are known for certain are early
menarche, significant consumption of
read meats, use of alcohol,
hypertension, and family history of
having this disorder (Workman, nd).
Signs and symptoms
According to Avital (2018), most
women with this disorder come up as
asymptomatic. Nonetheless, when the
women do experience the symptoms,
it is major enough that their activities
of daily living will be hindered. The
symptoms that may present
themselves are as follows: Vaginal
bleeding, menstrual cramping, pelvic
pain or pressure, preterm birth, sexual
dysfunction, urine incontinence,
constipation, and back pain (Avital,
2018). There are many more
symptoms, but these are the main. It is
important that if these symptoms
present themselves that the woman
calls her provider in order to have an
assessment.
Diagnostic procedures
For the
diagnostic
procedure of
this disorder,
there are a
series of
assessments that must be performed
on the client. The client will have to
have a full holistic assessment in order
to see know the client’s history, and
the signs and symptoms that are
present on the body. Next there are lab
tests that can be ordered by the
physician. This includes, blood test,