A 36-year-old woman has been diagnosed as having uterine fibroids. When planning care for this patient, the nurse should know that:
a. Fibroids are malignant tumors of the uterus that require radiation or chemothera-py.
b. Fibroids will increase in size during the perimenopausal period.
c. Menorrhagia is a common finding.
d. The woman is unlikely to become pregnant as long as the fibroids are in her ute-rus.
C
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A Fibroids are benign tumors of the smooth muscle of the uterus, and their etiology is unknown.
B Fibroids are estrogen-sensitive and shrink as levels of estrogen decline.
C The major symptoms associated with fibroids are menorrhagia and the physical effects produced by large myomas.
D Fibroids occur in 25% of women of reproductive age and are seen more often in African-American women.
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