Signature No.	Petitioner	Locality	Opinions
2198.	F.G	Newport
2197.	J.G	KEIGHLEY	In my experience, the consultants have different opinions on Fibroids stating the pain is just a cramp & lost of woman have no symptoms! There are lots of woman who do have symptoms & are in pain every day - This needs more research
2196.	C.H	Burnley	Please do more research into this, having to have a hysterectomy myself because of them and living with them is emotionally draining on your mental well being.
2195.	D.H	Earls Barton .Northampton	Women need more help and quicker access to treatment
2194.	M.M	Bideford	As a sufferer of fibroids for over 20 years, this research absolutely is essential!
2193.	T.H	Brighton
2192.	H.F	Chichester	'Women's Problems' are a joke, something that men laugh about but the reality for many women is far from funny. Very little is known about what causes fibroids yet the quality of many women's lives is severely impacted by them. I've lost a job because of them. More research needs to be done so that women don't suffer unnecessarily.
2191.	E.S	Manchester
2190.	A.M	Glasgow	As a nurse - as a woman - you'd think I'd have known more. Information about the menopause & what is normal perimenopause is so sparse. So when I was tired, I thought perimenopause... When my menstrual flow changed I thought perimenopause. (So did the 1st GP who sent me away without any investigations). It wasn't till I was persuaded to see another GP 2 yrs later that I knew I had a fibroid: at this time my haemoglobin had fallen to dangerously low levels. I am a mother of 5 children... 4 of whom are girls. This situation is not acceptable. Education NEEDS to be better. Research is required as prevention is better (& usually cheaper) than treatment in the long run.
2189.	R.C	Stoke-on-Trent	80% of women will suffer from fibroids by the age of 50. That's almost half of the population. Action needs to be taken to develop methods that are less intrusive, with quicker recovery time, and which preserve fertility.
2188.	L.B	Newbury	I have suffered for several years (a few in silence) and my late twenties were spent in pain, confusion and general difficulty. i don't want this for other women but Parliament has to recognise the dangers in not knowing enough about the 'mysterious' fibroids .
2187.	J.B	Greenford Middlesex
2186.	P	PALM HARBOIR	I have been suffering with fibroid for 16 years, if i had insurance i would everything taken out asap.
2185.	J.M	Leeds
2184.	K.Y	Whitefield
2183.	M.S.K	London	I have suffered from fibroids for over 20 years. Mine are rather aggressive and although I have had 2 Myomectomies, the fibriods have returned. I am waiting for an op but my follow up care has been horrendous.
2182.	R.S	Batley	I am attempting to live with my fibroids as I am terrified of surgery. Like another petitioner, I am hoping the longer I wait, more understanding of fibroids will emerge, along with not offering surgery as the only option. I am also keeping my fingers crossed that as I hit the menopause, they may shrink naturally!!!
2181.	S.B	Hereford
2180.	W.H	Ilford
2179.	D.F	Co . Fermanagh