What causes uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are a common disease among women. Many women do not know the cause of this disease. So do you know what causes uterine fibroids in daily life? What symptoms will there be when it occurs and how to treat it? Let's find out together below.

What causes uterine fibroids?

Unscientific dietary structure

When uterine fibroids occur, part of the cause is actually caused by changes in diet. During our survey, we found that women who mainly eat meat products have a higher probability of suffering from uterine fibroids. Because vitamins can reduce the sensitivity of the uterine muscle layer to estrogen and have a buffering effect on the female neuroendocrine system, especially vitamin C, women should pay more attention to their vitamin C intake in their daily lives.

Contraceptive pills

Nowadays, sex life is no longer a secret. Many women will choose to take birth control pills to protect themselves after sex. In fact, this will also cause uterine fibroids. Therefore, I hope everyone will protect themselves better in daily life and not let themselves get hurt.

Imbalance in couple life affects the physical and mental health of the uterus

Long-term sexual intercourse can also cause uterine fibroids in women. This is because the long-term imbalance in sexual life between couples can easily lead to hormone level metabolism disorder, resulting in diffuse pelvic hematoma and causing uterine fibroids in women.

Multiple uterine fibroids in women with depression

Because middle-aged women face double pressure in daily life and work, they are very prone to depression, which promotes the increase of estrogen secretion, which is also one of the key causes of uterine fibroids in women.

The age issue of women

Uterine fibroids are more common in women aged 30-55. Long-term diagnosis and treatment statistics by experts show that the prevalence of these women is more than 20%, while uterine fibroids rarely occur before the age of 20 and after the age of 60.

Female genitalia elements

This cause of uterine fibroids may make some female friends feel strange. Reported statistics show that women who have never given birth are more likely to suffer from uterine fibroids than women who have given birth.

Symptoms of uterine fibroids

Irregular menstruation

Irregular menstruation with increased menstrual volume and prolonged menstrual duration is the most common symptom of uterine fibroids. It is common in large intramural fibroids and submucosal uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids expand the uterine cavity, increase the area of ​​the uterine wall and affect uterine contractions. In addition, uterine fibroids may squeeze the veins around the tumor, causing hematoma and dilatation of the uterine wall venous plexus, which in turn causes increased menstrual volume and prolonged menstruation. When submucosal uterine fibroids are accompanied by necrosis and infection, there may be irregular vaginal bleeding or bloody pus discharge. Long-term increase in menstrual volume may lead to secondary anemia, fatigue, palpitations and other symptoms.

Lower abdominal mass

Uterine fibroids are not felt as lumps in the abdomen at first, but can be felt from the abdomen when the uterine fibroids gradually expand and the uterus exceeds 3 months of pregnancy. Very large submucosal uterine fibroids can slip in and out of the vagina, and patients may seek medical treatment due to slipped lumps in the private parts.

More leucorrhea

Intramural fibroids expand the total area of ​​the uterine cavity, increase the metabolism of the endometrial glandular ducts, and are accompanied by pelvic congestion leading to excessive leucorrhea; once submucosal uterine fibroids are infected, there may be a lot of thick secretions. If there is ulceration, necrosis, or bleeding, there may be bloody or thick bloody vaginal discharge with a foul odor.

Oppressed Disease

Uterine fibroids in the lower segment of the anterior wall of the uterus can compress the bladder and cause frequent urination, urgency, and inability to hold urine; cervical fibroids can cause difficulty in urination and urine retention; uterine fibroids on the posterior wall of the uterus (muscle wall or posterior wall) can cause lower abdominal pain and discomfort, constipation and other symptoms. Broad ligament fibroids or oversized cervical fibroids tend to develop laterally, and the compressed urethra tube placed in the pelvis blocks the upper urinary tract, causing ureteral dilatation and even hydronephrosis.

Other conditions

Including lower abdominal pain, back pain, and aggravated menstrual symptoms. When uterine fibroids turn bright red, there is subacute lower abdominal pain, accompanied by vomiting, fever and tenderness in the tumor area; torsion of the pedicle of subserosal fibroids may cause acute abdominal pain; abdominal pain may also be caused when submucosal uterine fibroids are expelled from the uterine cavity to the outside. Submucosal and intramural fibroids that cause deformation in the uterine cavity can cause infertility or miscarriage.

What to do with uterine fibroids

(1) Myomectomy

Surgery to remove uterine fibroids while preserving the uterus is mainly used for young women under 40 years old who hope to maintain fertility. It is suitable for patients with large uterine fibroids, heavy menstruation, compression symptoms, infertility caused by uterine fibroids, submucosal uterine fibroids, and patients with rapidly growing and developing uterine fibroids but no deterioration.

(2) Hysterectomy

For patients with significant symptoms, uterine fibroids with the possibility of malignant transformation, and no plans for pregnancy, hysterectomy is recommended. Hysterectomy can be performed with total hysterectomy or subtotal hysterectomy. For very old women, total hysterectomy is appropriate. The possibility of cervical malignancy should be considered before surgery.

(3) Uterine artery embolization

According to the radioactive intervention method, an arterial catheter is immediately inserted into the uterine artery to introduce permanent blocking particles to block the blood supply to the uterine fibroids, so that the uterine fibroids can shrink or even disappear. UAE is currently mainly used for symptomatic uterine fibroids such as abnormal uterine bleeding causing anemia. Be cautious when choosing interventional surgery for uterine fibroids, especially for those with untreated pelvic inflammation, those who hope to preserve fertility, patients with arteriosclerosis, and patients with contraindications to cardiovascular imaging. These contraindications should be included in this treatment. 5% of patients may experience ovarian failure after surgery, and there are rare reports of pelvic infections.

Summary: I believe that after reading the previous article, everyone already knows what causes the occurrence of uterine fibroids in daily life, and we have also shared with everyone some symptoms that will occur when this happens. When these symptoms occur, we should pay attention to uterine fibroids and should seek treatment in time.