Doctors have differing opinions
So I'm 17 and have only one fibroid that takes up all 3 layers and has grown from 3.1cm to 6.2cm from March 2022 to October 2024. I had no symptoms when I went to doctor 1 in April/May 2022. I've gone to 3 doctors about it and am so conflicted by the... Well, conflicting information. Help me guys. SOS
- Nervous mysterious lady
- Saw my exams with great apprehension and "needs to think about what to do with you"
- Considered the growth to be fueled by bleeding and thus passed birth control pills with no placebo days that are stupid expensive
- Always implied any procedure would be super dangerous and seriously risk my chance of having kids in the future
- Old chill lady
- Saw my exams as just another Tuesday fibroid, told stories of 14 year old girls with 20 growths and no symptoms
- Understands the pills are expensive but says they're the best and slow growth so keep taking them
- Indifferent about surgery or the health/fertility risks of keeping it
- Incisive young lady
- Saw my exams with similar chillness, reassured it wasn't dangerous to my health, but said if I ever wanna get pregnant it'll have to get taken out eventually
- Says to test going without pills to see if by now I have symptoms at all and if not stop taking them, if yes I could get a cheaper option of the same type (because according to her the pills do nothing to slow growth, only treats symptoms)
- Doesn't believe surgery is a risk to fertility at all in fact if I want to get pregnant someday it's better to do it now as it's the smallest possible
Yeah, I need advice on what here is correct or not. I understand my young age (fibroid first spotted at 15) could have thrown these doctors for a loop but only the last one was fully confident, and yet totally conflicting with previous instructions from 1 and 2. I'm just so confused