About Degenerated or Infected Fibroids

Here are some links I've found which deal with fibroid degeneration or the very rare condition, pyomyoma, where fibroids can become infected.

DEGENERATION
Unusual Appearances of Uterine Leiomyomas: MR Imaging Findings and Their Histopathologic Backgrounds
Lots of images of fibroids with degeneration and other changes

An Unsuspected Case of a Degenerating Leiomyoma
requires free registration

Photo of a fibroid that has undergone degenerative change

Thrombophlebitis (aka Deep Vein Thrombosis)
Can be associated with red degeneration; general risk to women with fibroids and possible post surgery complication

PYOMYOMA - INFECTED FIBROIDS

Streptococcus agalactiae Endocarditis and Giant Pyomyoma Simulating Ovarian Cancer
Medical article looking at one case in particular and reviewing other cases since 1945


Uterine Pyomyoma as a Complication of Pregnancy in an Intravenous Drug User
JOSEPH A. PRAHLOW, MD, JAMES O. CAPPELLARI, MD, and SCOTT A. WASHBURN, MD, Winston-Salem, NC (1996)

Is it possible to not have problems when pregnant with fibroid/s?

From all the stories I've seen shared fibroids seem to be problematic during pregnancy, in example:

* they may grow
* they may outgrow their blood supply and cause pain
* they could restrict the baby's growth
* they (in rare cases) could cause deformity in the baby (pressure on developing bones)
* they could increase problems with bladder, kidneys
* they could outcompete the baby for the blood supply and cause miscarriage (or otherwise cause a miscarriage)

Surely there are people who have had other experiences such as fibroid reduction, no growth, no complications...and lived happily ever after. Anyone got a story to share?