Thursday, October 14, 2010

Causes of swollen and enlarged uterus

Uterine enlargement is something many women will encounter at some point in time in the form of a pregnancy. But, apart from a pregnant state, there are other causes that can mimic an early stage of a pregnancy with a different set of symptoms. In most instances, women in the latter child bearing age, as well as the elderly women, are the ones which are most susceptible in developing such conditions and are in need of further investigations to exclude more dangerous conditions.

When talking about causes which give rise to an enlarged uterus, you should be mindful to exclude causes such as pregnancy, distended bladder or else a high lying uterus that can mimic an enlarged uterus. After exclusion, following would be the probable diagnosis for such enlargement in most number of cases.
Let us discuss these causes, one by one. (Read more)

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