Pregnancy
Pregnant women and women of child-bearing age are at higher risk of developing uterine fibroids. The body releases high levels of progesterone and estrogen hormones to support the pregnancy by promoting the growth of the body inside the uterus. The surge of these hormones also results in the abnormal growth of fibroids in the uterus. If some women have smaller fibroids and they get pregnant then it is more likely that these smaller fibroids turn into symptomatic larger fibroids causing issues. Talk to your healthcare provider before planning a pregnancy by doing scans of your uterus and ovaries to rule out the possibility of uterine fibroids. Fibroids can also disappear as the hormone levels start dropping right after pregnancy. However, the incidence of uterine fibroids is less common among the women after their menopause. The symptoms also get start to get better after menopause as the hormone levels are much lower in a woman after menopause which causes shrinking of fibroids.