Uterine fibroids affect 1 in 3 Nigerian women — and most don't know they have them until symptoms force an investigation. At Mascot Healthcare, Akoka, we diagnose fibroids with a same-day pelvic scan, classify them properly, and create a clear management plan. See current prices.
Soaking through pads or tampons quickly, passing large clots, periods lasting more than 7 days — the most common fibroid symptom. Submucosal fibroids (inside the uterine cavity) cause the heaviest bleeding.
Pelvic scan + FBC for anaemiaFibroids within the uterine wall trigger intense prostaglandin release and uterine contractions — causing severe, disabling period pain.
Pelvic scanLarge fibroids cause a sensation of heaviness, fullness, or bloating in the lower abdomen — sometimes visible as an abdominal swelling.
Pelvic + abdominal scanAnterior fibroids press on the bladder — causing the need to urinate frequently, sometimes getting up multiple times at night.
Pelvic scan + urine testPosterior fibroids press on pelvic nerves and the lumbar spine — causing chronic lower back pain that is often misdiagnosed as musculoskeletal.
Pelvic scanFibroids distorting the uterine cavity (submucosal), or blocking the fallopian tubes, impair implantation and sperm transport — a common and treatable cause of infertility.
Pelvic scan + fertility assessmentFibroids (uterine leiomyomas) are benign (non-cancerous) smooth muscle tumours of the uterus. Their clinical significance — and the treatment needed — depends entirely on their location within the uterine wall:
Watchful waiting: Small, asymptomatic fibroids in a woman who is not planning pregnancy do not need immediate treatment — particularly if approaching menopause, when fibroids typically shrink.
Medical management: Tranexamic acid (reduces bleeding), NSAIDs (pain), progestins, GnRH agonists (shrink fibroids pre-surgically). The Mirena IUD reduces bleeding from fibroids that don't distort the cavity.
Surgical options: Myomectomy (fibroid removal, preserving the uterus — suitable for women wanting future pregnancy), hysterectomy (definitive, for women who have completed their family), hysteroscopic resection (for submucosal fibroids), uterine artery embolisation (minimally invasive, via interventional radiology).
We provide a complete fibroid workup in a single visit — diagnosis, classification, and management planning.
Pelvic scan + consultation at Mascot Healthcare, Akoka. Results. See current prices.