Are uterine fibroids life-threatening?

In life, many women face the threat of uterine fibroids. Under normal circumstances, uterine fibroids are benign tumors and can be cured through surgical removal. However, in severe cases, uterine fibroids still have the risk of metastasis and may invade other tissues in the body. In this case, patients need to pay attention. So, are uterine fibroids life-threatening?

1. Uterine fibroids are benign tumors and may recur after removal. However, as long as they do not become malignant before removal, they will not have much impact on the body and will not affect the patient's life span. However, everyone should pay attention to it. As long as the disease occurs, you should actively go to the hospital for examination and treatment to avoid serious consequences caused by the development of the disease.

2. Patients with uterine fibroids who have long-term excessive menstruation are prone to secondary anemia and even anemic heart disease. In severe cases, they will experience symptoms such as general fatigue, pale complexion, shortness of breath, and palpitations. Uterine fibroids can also lead to infertility, miscarriage, premature birth, and other complications during delivery. During pregnancy, the influence of uterine fibroids can cause abdominal pain and uterine contractions, which need to be differentiated from premature birth.

3. If the patient with uterine fibroids has symptoms of compression, anemia, the fibroids are very large, and the fibroids grow particularly rapidly, surgical treatment is necessary. For some people, we will remove the fibroids and preserve the uterus. For these patients, the postoperative recurrence rate is about 20-30%.

The treatment of uterine fibroids depends on age, size, location, and growth rate. It is an individualized treatment and there is no uniform standard. Finally, we need to remind everyone that any fibroids, whether benign or malignant, need timely treatment, so everyone must actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment. Uterine fibroids combined with uterine body cancer The incidence of uterine fibroids combined with uterine body cancer is 2%, which is much higher than uterine fibroids combined with cervical cancer. Therefore, menopausal patients with persistent uterine bleeding should be alert to the presence of endometrial cancer. It can be seen from this that the harm caused by this disease must be prevented, so once it is discovered, it must be treated in time.