Uterine fibroids are a major cause of morbidity in women of reproductive age (and sometimes even after menopause). Uterine fibroids (leiomyoma’s or myomas), benign monoclonal tumors, are the most common benign tumors in women. Intra mural fibroids are one of the most common types of uterine fibroids, found in 70% of women of childbearing age. Fibroids are made up of muscle cells and other tissues that grow around the wall of uterus or womb. Every year thousands of women hear the frightening diagnosis of fibroids in the uterus. The cause of fibroids is unknown. In most the women fibroids are caused by when exposed to high levels of toxins. Risk factors include being African, American or being overweight. Symptoms like heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, abnormal uterine bleeding, resultant anemia, pelvic pain, infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss are generally associated with uterine fibroids. The gold standard diagnostic modality for uterine fibroids appears are to be Grayscale ultrasonography, with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The management of uterine fibroids can be approached medically, surgically and even by some minimal access techniques. More definite surgery in the form of myomectomy or hysterectomy can be performed. We present the case of a 50 years old female patient who presented with abdominal pain (intermittently) since 1 year, heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain present. An ultrasonography abdomen (US) reveals that posterior intramural fibroid (3×3cm), bulky uterus, A Endometrial biopsy can also be done, hysteroscopy, hysterosonography, complete blood count was done.
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