Uterine fibroids favor three types of women over 30

The uterus is a fertile place that produces menstrual blood and nurtures the growth and development of the fetus. It is shaped like an inverted pear. The uterine wall is thick and can be divided into three layers: the outer layer is the serosa, the middle layer is the muscular layer, and the innermost layer is the endometrium. The endometrium is affected by ovarian hormones and can undergo periodic changes to prepare for the implantation and development of the fertilized egg. If pregnancy does not occur, it will fall off once a month and form menstruation and be discharged. However, due to the influence of certain factors, such as excessively high estrogen levels, the intervention of certain growth factors, etc., lumps and bumps can grow on the uterine wall, which are often called uterine fibroids.

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumor of the female reproductive system. Studies have found that about 20% of women between the ages of 30 and 50 suffer from uterine fibroids. According to Li Guoying, director of the Department of Gynecology at Shanghai Ren'ai Hospital, the disease has been on the rise in recent years. Although uterine fibroids are benign tumors and most symptoms are not obvious, if they are not discovered in time, they can endanger multiple organs of the body and may also cause infertility. Therefore, early prevention and treatment are very necessary.

Uterine fibroids can be clinically divided into the following three types according to the location of their growth: those located in the myometrium are intramural fibroids, which are the most common and account for 60% to 70% of the total; those that grow toward the uterine serosa and protrude from the surface of the uterus are called subserosal fibroids, accounting for 20% to 30% of the total; those that grow toward the mucosal layer and protrude into the uterine cavity are called submucosal fibroids, accounting for 10% to 15% of the total. Uterine fibroids vary greatly in size, with small ones being invisible to the naked eye and large ones weighing tens of kilograms.

The most common symptom of patients with uterine fibroids is menstrual changes, such as shortened menstrual cycles, prolonged menstrual periods or increased menstrual flow, especially heavy bleeding in a short period of time, which can cause severe anemia in patients. When the fibroids grow larger, they may compress adjacent organs and cause frequent urination, constipation, hydroureter, hydronephrosis, etc. Fibroids generally do not cause pain, but if the pedicle of a subserosal fibroid is twisted, it can cause acute abdominal pain; submucosal fibroids can stimulate uterine contractions and cause spasmodic pain, and if the fibroids degenerate into redness, they can cause severe pain. Uterine fibroids can also cause increased vaginal discharge and infertility. Some people did not feel any discomfort, but were found to have uterine fibroids during a B-ultrasound gynecological examination during a physical examination.

Uterine fibroids favor three types of women

Compared with a decade ago, uterine fibroids are increasingly common in middle-aged women in their thirties and forties, especially those who are childless, have disordered sexual life, and are depressed. The specific cause of uterine fibroids is not yet very clear, but studies have shown that excessive hormone secretion is the most common cause of uterine fibroids, and these three behavioral patterns of women are the culprits that cause endocrine disorders and excessive hormone secretion.

Category 1:

Premature menopause in childless women

A woman has a limited number of primordial follicles in her lifetime, and ovulation occurs only once every 30 years. During pregnancy and lactation, due to the action of hormones, the ovaries stop ovulating and do not resume until the 4th to 6th month of lactation. As a result, the ovaries delay ovulation by a certain number of times, and women with a history of childbearing will enter menopause later. However, childless women cannot get timely and effective protection from progesterone and are prone to hormone-dependent diseases, uterine fibroids being one of them. Authoritative research shows that if a woman has a complete pregnancy process in her lifetime, her immunity can be increased by 10 years, and these 10 years of immunity are mainly aimed at gynecological tumors.

Category 2:

Sexual dysfunction affects uterine health

According to traditional Chinese medicine, uterine fibroids fall into the category of "lumps in the stomach". The formation of "syndromes and masses" is often related to weakness of vital energy and imbalance of qi and blood. Traditional Chinese medicine explains "syndrome and mass": Women are emotional beings, and if the couple is not harmonious, it is bound to hurt the seven emotions, and the seven emotions will cause internal damage, poor Qi flow, imbalance of Qi and blood, and qi stagnation and blood stasis. The stasis over time can cause "syndrome and mass". It can be seen that normal sexual stimulation between couples can promote the normal function of neuroendocrine and enable the body to secrete hormones normally and well. However, long-term sexual dysfunction can easily cause hormone secretion disorders, leading to chronic pelvic congestion and inducing uterine fibroids.

Category 3:

Depressed women are more likely to have uterine fibroids

Middle-aged women face the dual mental pressures of work and family, and are prone to depression. With the arrival of menopause, women begin to enter the "estrogen control period". During this period, women's own depression can easily increase estrogen secretion and strengthen its effects, which can sometimes last for several months or even years. This is also an important cause of uterine fibroids.

When Chinese medicine discusses the impact of emotions on uterine fibroids, it mentions: "Stagnation of Qi, internal injury caused by the seven emotions, liver dysfunction, and poor blood circulation lead to stagnation in the uterus, which manifests as a lump in the lower abdomen that can be moved when pressed, pain in no fixed location that gathers and disperses, depression, and fullness in the chest and flanks." It's the same principle.