What is this hard object inside the uterus?

In real life, many women will easily feel a hard object in the uterus area of ​​their body. There are many reasons for feeling a hard object in the uterus area. Usually, uterine lesions or uterine diseases will easily lead to this situation. Uterine fibroids will also easily lead to the feeling of a hard object in the uterus. It is necessary to observe more and do detailed examinations.

In this case, the possibility of uterine fibroids cannot be ruled out. It is recommended to perform B-ultrasound to observe whether there is uterine fibroids growing, and if confirmed, observe whether menstruation is affected.

Symptoms of uterine fibroids

Most patients are asymptomatic and the disease is only discovered occasionally during pelvic examination or ultrasound. If there are symptoms, they are closely related to the location, speed, degeneration and complications of the tumor growth, but have relatively little to do with the size and number of the tumor. People with multiple subserosal fibroids may not have symptoms, but a small submucosal fibroid can often cause irregular vaginal bleeding or menorrhagia. Common clinical symptoms include:

(1) Uterine bleeding is the most common symptom of uterine fibroids, occurring in more than half of 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 masses and compression symptoms When the fibroids gradually grow and cause the uterus to enlarge to more than the size of a 3-month pregnant uterus or become a large 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.

Symptoms of malignant uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are divided into benign and malignant. Malignant fibroids are not common, but there is also a 1% chance of malignant change. Pain is the main symptom of malignant uterine fibroids, and most female patients are unable to raise their vigilance.

1. Irregular vaginal bleeding, which may occur at any time, except for those undergoing hormone treatment. If postmenopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy experience vaginal bleeding similar to menstruation, it may indicate uterine cancer. Therefore, if there is any abnormal vaginal bleeding or heavy bleeding, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

2. Vaginal secretions are pink, brown, watery or sticky and have an odor.

3. Pelvic examination revealed an enlarged uterus.

4. Weight loss, weakness, pain in the lower abdomen, back and legs. This happens when cancer metastasizes, or spreads.

6. Anemia. Long-term bleeding without timely treatment may cause anemia. Before liberation, the majority of working women suffered from persistent uterine bleeding due to the pressure of life, but were unable to seek treatment, which caused anemia. A document about uterine fibroid patients in the early days of liberation introduced that 45.25% of the patients had hemoglobin levels between 5 and 10 grams. Those with hemoglobin levels below 5 grams accounted for 12.4%, most of whom were submucosal fibroids. Severe anemia (less than 5 grams) can lead to anemic heart disease and myocardial degeneration.