Signature No. |
Petitioner |
Locality |
Opinions |
849. |
M.C |
Wokingham
| |
848. |
G.L |
Warfield
| |
847. |
S.C |
Basingstoke
| In my early 20’s I started suffering from severe abdomen pain, doctors investigated and concluded that I was suffering from IBS. It was not until my early 30’s when I was unsuccessful at falling pregnant that a GP carried out a pelvic examination and found a large mass, an ultrasound scan showed a 20cm mass. After a myomectomy fibroids were removed and I was lucky to fall pregnant and give birth to a baby girl. However now at the age of 36 I have to face the option of a Hysterectomy due to multiple fibroids.
I feel early detection of fibroid is very poor; throughout my 20’s I went back to GP’s concerned that I was continuing to suffering from extreme pain and blotted stomach, my concerns were dismissed and told the symptoms were just IBS, after 10 yrs of pain I was given the diagnosis of fibroids and only one doctor had the foresight to carry out an internal pelvic examination. |
846. |
C.T |
Wokingham
| |
845. |
J.W |
Camberley
| |
844. |
R.B |
Camberley
| |
843. |
M.C |
Razac de Saussignac France
| |
842. |
P.M |
Bracknell
| |
841. |
G.H |
Camberley
| |
840. |
H.H |
Bracknell
| |
839. |
J.B |
Camberley
| |
838. |
C.M |
Reading
| |
837. |
K.B |
Blackwater
| I feel that the research needs to be more as I have fibroids and this affects my life everyday. I feel that n one really knows much about them or why they have developed. Also I would like to have children one day but know this could mean I have a higher chance of not being able to have children. |
836. |
D.B |
Forest Row
| There are all sorts of
associated symptoms which can
occur with fibroids such as
anaemia and their symptoms,
pressure symptoms, hormonal
symptoms which seem to be
disregarded by the medical
profession except when doing
research. Women have a right
to have their symptoms
acknowledged and treatment
provided in order to alleviate
these symptoms - not to be
told that they are not due to
fibroids when it is clear they
are and those symptoms are
often taken into account when
doing research. |
835. |
C.M |
Twickenham
| |
834. |
J.P |
Bracknell
| Fibroid is a common problem in
women. Please help us from our
misery. |
833. |
S.T |
Gloucester
| |
832. |
D.C |
Wolverhampton
| |
831. |
E.O |
Islington London
| I feel there should more research into fibroid. |
830. |
C.C |
Willingham
| For far too long woman's health issues have fallen to the bottom of the heap. We urgently need more research to inform evidence-based practice in the area of fibroids especially early diaagnosis and alternative treatments to full hysterectomy or 'put up with it', our current most frequently offered options after years of pain and misdiagnosis. |