Post Date November, 16 2024
Uterine fibroids are a common disease and a familiar gynecological disease. After getting sick, the treatment methods for different conditions vary, and we need to have a general understanding of them.
Symptoms of uterine fibroids
1. Abdominal tumors: Lower abdominal tumors are often the main complaint of patients with uterine fibroids, up to 69.9%. It may also be the only symptom of fibroids. Abdominal lumps are often found after the appearance of uterine fibroids in the pelvis, and in the morning when the bladder is full on an empty stomach, they are more pronounced.
2. Vaginal bleeding: Vaginal bleeding is the most common symptom of uterine fibroids, occurring in more than half of patients. Subserus uterine fibroids often have no vaginal bleeding. When there is a large intramural fibroid, it can affect uterine contractions, increase the area of the endometrium, and prolong menstruation. If it is a submucosal fibroid, there will be irregular vaginal bleeding that cannot be fully drained.
3. Pain: Abdominal pain accounts for about 40%, low back pain accounts for about 25%, and dysmenorrhea accounts for about 45% of lower abdominal distension and back pain, with little degree. The red degeneration of uterine fibroids, severe abdominal pain, and accompanying fever. Improvised severe abdominal pain also occurs during torsion of the uterine subserosal fibroid pedicle
4. Infertility and miscarriage: Infertility may be the cause of medical treatment, and uterine fibroids are often found during examination. There are many reasons for infertility caused by uterine fibroids. The natural abortion rate is higher than that of the normal population, with a ratio of 4:1.
5. Abnormal vaginal discharge: enlarged uterine cavity, increased endometrial glands, accompanied by pelvic congestion and inflammation, increased vaginal discharge, submucosal fibroid ulcers, infections, bleeding, and necrosis, increased bloody and purulent vaginal discharge.
6. Compression symptoms: Different compression symptoms can occur due to the different growth sites and sizes of uterine fibroids. If the myoma grows on the front wall of the uterus, it can compress the bladder and produce frequent urination, urgency, and even urinary pond tumors; If a fibroid grows on the posterior wall of the uterus, it can compress the rectum and cause constipation; Fibroids that occur in the broad ligament can compress the ureter, internal and external veins, and nerves, leading to ureteral obstruction, hydronephrosis, and lower limb edema or neuropathic pain.
Is uterine fibroids serious
1. Carcinogenesis: If multiple uterine fibroids undergo sarcoma degeneration, the tumor body suddenly develops. Fast growth, fibroids may worsen. Clinical investigation shows that 0.5-1% of patients may experience malignant transformation.
