Is uterine fibroid 8mm serious?

When uterine fibroids reach about eight millimeters, it means they are relatively large and you can consider surgical treatment. Generally speaking, uterine fibroids are mostly benign tumors, so don't worry too much. Of course, surgical treatment should be performed in time to avoid health effects. Uterine fibroids must be treated promptly to avoid the possibility of cancer and to avoid affecting the fertility of young women.

Is uterine fibroid 8mm serious?

The main symptoms of uterine fibroids are uterine bleeding, increased leucorrhea, heavy menstrual flow, prolonged menstruation, and shortened menstrual cycles. Submucosal uterine fibroids often cause severe anemia, lower limb edema, pain and heaviness in the lower abdomen or lower back, etc. Generally, if the uterine fibroids are larger than 5cm, they meet the indications for surgery. However, if they are less than 5cm and the patient has obvious symptoms such as menstrual disorders, dyspareunia, irregular vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, etc., surgical treatment is required. The fibroids may be small in size, but if they affect your daily life, surgical treatment is recommended. If there are no symptoms, you can follow up and observe.

Uterine fibroids should be cured in time

1. Cancer. If multiple uterine fibroids undergo sarcoma degeneration, the tumor will develop suddenly. If the tumor grows rapidly, it may become malignant. Clinical investigations show that 0.5~1% of patients may develop malignant transformation.

2. Infertility. Infertility caused by multiple uterine fibroids accounts for 1%-2.4% of female infertility, and the probability of uterine fibroids combined with infertility is as high as 27%. Many patients can resume pregnancy after the uterine fibroids are removed.

3. Miscarriage. Multiple uterine fibroids leading to miscarriage are related to the location of the fibroids. For example, subserosal uterine fibroids have little effect on pregnancy; but intramural fibroids and submucosal fibroids often cause the uterus to enlarge, the uterine cavity to bend and deform, and lead to miscarriage.

Causes of uterine fibroids

The cause of uterine fibroids is still not very clear, and may involve a more complex interaction between normal muscle layer cell mutations, sex hormones and local growth factors.

A large number of clinical observations and experimental results indicate that uterine fibroids are a hormone-dependent tumor. Estrogen is the main factor that promotes the growth of fibroids. Some scholars also believe that growth hormone (GH) is also related to the growth of fibroids. GH can cooperate with estrogen to promote mitosis and promote the growth of fibroids. It is speculated that human placental lactogen (HPL) can also cooperate with estrogen to promote mitosis. It is believed that the accelerated growth of uterine fibroids during pregnancy is related to the high hormone environment during pregnancy, and HPL may also play a role.

In addition, ovarian function and hormone metabolism are controlled and regulated by higher nerve centers, so the activity of nerve centers may also play an important role in the occurrence of fibroids. Uterine fibroids are more common in women of childbearing age, widows, and those with disharmonious sexual lives. Chronic pelvic congestion caused by long-term sexual dysfunction may also be one of the causes of uterine fibroids.