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Fibroids  Fibroids are a frequently seen muscular tumor of the female reproductive system that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Another medical term for fibroid is "myoma". Fibroids are made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous connective tissue that develop in the uterus. Some estimates state that up to 30 to 77 percent of women will develop fibroids sometime during their childbearing years. Almost in all of fibroid cases, the tumors are benign (non-cancerous). These tumors are not associated with cancer and do not increase a woman's risk for uterine cancer. They may range in size, from the size of a pea to the size of a softball or grapefruit. In unusual cases they can become very large and can grow the size of a watermelon. Most fibroids grow in the wall of the uterus. Doctors put them into three groups based on where they grow: Submucosal:  fibroids grow into the uterine cavity. Intramural:  fibroids grow within the wall of the uterus...