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Heavy Periods? Signs It Could Be Uterine Fibroids

Featuring Daniel Scott Gottschall, MD

Maybe you find yourself going to the bathroom more often than before. Or maybe you’ve dealt with pelvic pressure, bloating or fatigue for so long that it’s starting to feels normal.

Because symptoms like this can be subtle or easy to explain away, uterine fibroids are often overlooked.

“It’s easy to normalize your symptoms,” says Daniel Scott Gottschall, MD, Chairman, Department of OB/GYN, at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. “They’re very common during the reproductive years, and many women never know they have them. But there are some telltale clues.” >>Here are seven signs of fibroids to watch for

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