What is the treatment for linear uterine fibroids?

Linear uterine fibroids are uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are a common benign fibroid in the female reproductive tract and one of the more common tumors in women. Depending on the type of uterine fibroids, they can usually manifest as excessive menstruation, abdominal distension and pain, difficulty urinating, etc. There are many treatments for linear uterine fibroids. Let me share with you the treatments for linear uterine fibroids.

Uterine fibroids medicine

Uterine fibroids are sex hormone-dependent tumors. They have been clinically treated with hormonal drugs for more than half a century. Many drugs have been tried, but the drug to cure fibroids is still under exploration.

Drug treatment for uterine fibroids is indicated for:

A. Preoperative adjuvant therapy is the most commonly used indication at present. For large fibroids accompanied by severe uterine bleeding, temporary medication is used before surgery to shrink the uterine fibroids before surgery, which reduces intraoperative bleeding and makes the operation easier, especially uterine myomectomy. It is worth noting that if a myomectomy is performed, some uterine fibroids may shrink due to the use of drugs before the operation, making them difficult for the surgeon to find during the operation and thus being missed, thus increasing the chance of "recurrence" after the myomectomy.

B. For patients with uterine fibroids and infertility, the uterine fibroids shrink after drug treatment, improving conditions for conception[6].

C. After drug treatment for patients near menopause, some patients can transition to menopause early, and the fibroids will naturally shrink.

D. Patients with uterine fibroids who have serious complications and are temporarily unable to undergo surgery can use medication to control the growth of uterine fibroids and postpone surgery.

Traditional surgical treatment of uterine fibroids

There are many traditional surgical methods for uterine fibroids, including total hysterectomy, subtotal hysterectomy, myomectomy, uterine artery embolization, and the approaches include major invasive laparotomy, minimally invasive hysteroscopy and interventional embolization. These methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the appropriate method should be selected based on the patient's specific situation.

A. The advantage of hysterectomy is that since the uterus is removed, there is no need to worry about new uterine fibroids. There are many adverse effects after losing the uterus: surgical removal itself is a harmful treatment; anesthesia accidents may occur during the operation; surgical complications such as intestinal adhesions may occur after the operation; pelvic relaxation occurs; in addition, the ovaries lack blood supply from the ascending branch of the uterine artery, which makes them prone to premature aging and early menopause, which may affect women's sexual life and even cause personality changes in some women.

B. The advantage of minimally invasive treatment is that the uterus can be preserved, scars are small, and trauma is less. Laparoscopic treatment is more likely to recur, with 1/3 of patients requiring another surgery. There is a risk of massive bleeding and damage to surrounding organs during the operation, and side effects such as scars and intestinal adhesions after the operation. Uterine artery embolization therapy may cause complications such as fever, pain, pelvic infection, embolism of normal organs, and impact on sexual function after surgery; it also has the effect of X-ray radiation.

I believe everyone already knows the treatment method of uterine linear fibroids through my description above. According to each person's situation, targeted treatment is needed after formal examination and under the guidance of the doctor. In addition, attention should be paid to light diet in daily life, and maintaining a good attitude is very important for women's health.