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Q: What are calcified fibroids?<\/span><\/p>\n A: When a fibroid has outgrown its blood supply and has reached the final stage of degeneration or cell death, calcium deposits may develop on the remaining fibroid tissue. This is known as a \u2018calcified\u2019 fibroid and is usually most common in women who are approaching menopause. Just like fibroids prior to calcification (if symptoms become painful or life-impacting) UFE is a highly recommended treatment option for women who are suffering \ud83d\ude4f <\/span>If you\u2019d like to learn more about UFE treatment, contact us today via our website <\/span>www.fibroids.co.za<\/b> or send us a message online<\/span> \ud83c\udf3b <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Q: What are calcified fibroids? A: When a fibroid has outgrown its blood supply and has reached the final stage of degeneration or cell death, calcium deposits may develop on the remaining fibroid tissue. This is known as a \u2018calcified\u2019 fibroid and is usually most common in women who are approaching menopause. Just like fibroids […]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,22,9,7,18,23],"tags":[5,6,10,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17],"class_list":["post-1569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adenomyosis","category-fact-friday","category-fibroids","category-fibroids-treatment","category-uterine-fibroid-embolisation","category-women-in-white","tag-adenomyosis","tag-africanwomen","tag-fibroids","tag-fibroids-treatment","tag-fibroidssouthafrica","tag-fibroidtreatmentclinic","tag-haemorrhoids","tag-microsurgery","tag-noninvasivesurgery","tag-ufe","tag-unitingagainstfibroids"],"yoast_head":"\n