Knee > Baker's Cyst > Treatments. Aspiration. Preparing for Aspiration. Although aspiration is generally a low-risk procedure, the decisions you make and the actions you take before your aspiration can be as important as the procedure itself in ensuring a healthy recovery.
Fibroid Tumors: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment. Fibroid tumors are usually undetected non-cancerous masses that grow in the uterus. There are several types of fibroids found in the uterus, and it is common for women to have multiple fibroids of various sizes. In most cases, fibroid tumors are painless.
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.