New Delhi, March 3 -- We live in a world where new health issues frequently emerge, competing for attention and one common condition often discussed today is fibroids, which affects many women. Previously, fibroids were most commonly diagnosed in women in their 30s-50s but now they can occur at any age.

Often, fibroids don't show symptoms, leading many women to believe their uterus is healthy.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Shanthala Thuppanna, HOD and Senior Consultant - Gynaecology at Sakra World Hospital in Bengaluru, shared, "The precise cause of uterine fibroids remains unknown. These non-cancerous tumors, or uterine leiomyomas, develop in or on the uterus and typically grow within the uterine wall, almost always benign. Whi...