What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids?

There are many common diseases among women. When treating women's diseases, we must choose the correct treatment method, otherwise it will cause great harm to the female body. Diseases that women are prone to include vaginitis, endometritis, and uterine erosion. These diseases are very common among women. There are also some reasons for these diseases. Therefore, when treating, we must choose the correct method. What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are also a disease that women are prone to. This type of disease poses a great threat to women's bodies, and must be treated in a timely manner after discovery. So what are the symptoms of uterine fibroids?

What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids:

(1) Uterine bleeding

It is the most important symptom of uterine fibroids, occurring in more than half of the patients. Among them, cyclical bleeding is the most common, which can manifest as increased menstrual volume, prolonged menstrual period or shortened cycle. It may also present as irregular vaginal bleeding that is not related to the menstrual cycle. Uterine bleeding is more common with submucosal fibroids and intramural fibroids, while subserosal fibroids rarely cause uterine bleeding.

(2) Abdominal mass and compression symptoms

The fibroids grow gradually, and when they cause the uterus to enlarge beyond the size of a 3-month pregnant uterus or become a larger subserosal fibroid located at the fundus of the uterus, a mass can often be felt in the abdomen, which is more obvious in the early morning when the bladder is full. The mass was solid, movable, and non-tender. When the fibroids grow to a certain size, they can cause compression symptoms of surrounding organs. Fibroids on the anterior wall of the uterus close to the bladder can cause frequent urination and urgency; giant cervical fibroids compressing the bladder can cause difficulty in urination or even urinary retention; fibroids on the posterior wall of the uterus, especially those in the isthmus or posterior lip of the cervix, can compress the rectum, causing difficulty in defecation and discomfort after defecation; giant broad ligament fibroids can compress the ureter and even cause hydronephrosis.

(3) Pain

Generally speaking, uterine fibroids do not cause pain, but many patients may complain of a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen and pain in the waist and back. When the pedicle of subserosal fibroids is twisted or uterine fibroids undergo red degeneration, acute abdominal pain may occur. It is not uncommon for fibroids to be combined with endometriosis or adenomyosis, which may cause dysmenorrhea.

The above is a detailed introduction to the symptoms of uterine fibroids. After this type of disease occurs, the female body will have obvious manifestations. Therefore, when treating such a disease, it is necessary to proceed according to the patient's condition. For patients with severe uterine fibroids, a variety of such methods should be used in treatment, which will be of great help in improving the disease.