Are uterine fibroids serious?

There are many patients with uterine fibroids in our lives. For this disease, when women have their periods, they will feel unbearable abdominal pain. If a tumor is found in the uterus during B-ultrasound, and the tumor is relatively large, it must be removed. If it is not removed, it will bring inevitable harm to the patient. Moreover, most uterine tumors are caused by frequent abortions. So is uterine tumor serious?

How big are uterine fibroids?

This is an issue that many patients and their families are concerned about, and many friends have recently consulted on related issues. Because not all uterine fibroids require treatment and surgery, most of them just need to be followed up. However, since uterine fibroids will grow, doctors will still recommend treatment when they grow to a certain size. So, how big is a uterine fibroid considered serious?

Generally speaking, fibroids larger than 5.0 cm are considered serious and require prompt surgical removal. However, the specific treatment plan needs to be determined based on individual age, clinical manifestations and endocrine conditions. In general, if the fibroid is larger than 3 cm and has a rich blood supply, surgery should be performed as soon as possible.

The harm of uterine fibroids

1. Impact on fertility: For women of childbearing age, the biggest harm of reproductive system diseases is the impact on pregnancy. If the location of the fibroids in the uterus is near the fallopian tubes, it may compress them, hinder normal ovulation and implantation of the fertilized egg, and lead to long-term inability to get pregnant. Even if pregnancy is successful, the patient's chance of miscarriage will be significantly higher.

2. Impact on physical constitution: Long-term excessive menstrual flow caused by uterine fibroids can lead to anemia in patients, which is called blood deficiency and imbalance of Qi and blood in traditional Chinese medicine. If allowed to develop, it may cause anemic heart disease in severe cases.

3. Concurrent with other gynecological diseases: such as pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, endometritis, etc.

4. Canceration: Although the chance of uterine fibroids developing into malignant ones is very small, it does not mean that such a thing will not happen to you, especially for older women, the chance of benign tumors degenerating into cancerous ones will be greater. Currently, the most common type of cancer is uterine fibroids combined with uterine body cancer, which accounts for about 2% of the incidence rate.

5. Torsion and series of complications: The pedicle of uterine fibroids is prone to twisting, and the patient may suddenly feel abdominal pain. If not treated in time, it will cause axial torsion of the uterus. Torsion can also lead to pelvic infection, suppuration, or migration of fibroids, which can cause great damage to the uterus.

6. Secondary anemia: Uterine fibroids can cause excessive menstrual bleeding in patients. Over time, patients will develop secondary anemia, which manifests as general fatigue, pale complexion, palpitations and shortness of breath, etc.