Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935.
Fibroid: A common benign tumor of the uterus. Fibroids can be present without symptoms. However, in about 25 percent of women, fibroids cause symptoms such as prolonged or heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pressure or pain, and, in rare cases, reproductive dysfunction.
Fibroids and Your Uterus. The uterus, or womb, is designed to expand from the size of a fist to the size of a watermelon. Nature makes it flexible to hold a growing baby. But an enlarged uterus can also occur when a woman has fibroids. While fibroids are not cancer, they are a kind of tumor. Fibroids are benign (noncancerous) growths, capable of becoming very large. Sometimes, very quickly. Untreated, a uterine fibroid may grow to the size of a full term baby.