5. Fibroids (benign tumors)
Fibroids are benign tumors or growths that develop on the inner wall of the uterus. The irritation that these growths cause is unpleasant already, long before any further complications develop or conditions take hold. It is also true that people who discover that they have fibroids have a difficult mental battle to endure.
The early stages of finding any kind of growth in the body are always harrowing periods of time, as the mind instantly jumps to cancer. When the threat of cancer is linked to the reproductive organs, questions start to arise such as the likelihood of problems with infertility developing.
The stress that this can cause is only slightly relieved when it is discovered that the tumors are benign and this stress is regained whenever a person goes on to develop dysmenorrhea. It’s like shutting the door on one unwelcome guest only to find that another one has managed to let themselves in through an open window around the back.