What are the main symptoms and treatments for uterine fibroids?

Women who enter puberty will have the chance to suffer from uterine fibroids. Most patients are middle-aged and elderly women. There are not many symptoms of early fibroids, and the disease can only be diagnosed through gynecological examinations. However, there are also a few discomfort symptoms in the early stages of the disease. So what are the symptoms of uterine fibroids? After suffering from the disease, patients must take correct treatment, so what are the treatments for the disease? With everyone's questions, let us analyze the symptoms and treatment of uterine fibroids together.

The main symptoms of uterine fibroids are:

1. Menstrual changes: The most common symptom is shortened menstrual cycle, increased menstrual flow, prolonged menstrual period, irregular vaginal bleeding, etc.

2. Abdominal mass: The abdomen is swollen, and a mass can be felt in the lower abdomen, accompanied by a feeling of falling.

3. Increased leucorrhea: Increased leucorrhea, sometimes with a large amount of purulent and bloody discharge and necrotic tissue discharge with a foul odor.

4. Pain: Generally, patients do not have abdominal pain, but often have lower abdominal distension, back pain, etc. When the pedicle of the subserosal fibroid is twisted, acute abdominal pain may occur. When the fibroid turns red, the abdominal pain is severe and accompanied by fever, which can usually be relieved with the traditional Chinese medicine Shijie Gao.

5. Compression symptoms: The fibroids grow forward or backward and may compress the bladder, urethra or rectum, causing frequent urination, difficulty urinating, urinary retention or constipation. When the fibroids grow to both sides, broad ligament fibroids are formed. When they compress the ureter, they can cause hydroureteral or renal pelvis; if they compress the pelvic blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, they can cause lower limb edema.

6. Infertility: Fibroids compress the fallopian tubes, causing them to twist, or deform the uterine cavity.

Treatments for uterine fibroids include:

1. Young people who want to preserve their fertility. For women of childbearing age who suffer from infertility or miscarriage due to fibroids, drug treatment can shrink the fibroids and promote conception and fetal survival.

2. For premenopausal women, the fibroids are not very large and the symptoms are mild. After taking the medicine, the uterus will shrink and menopause will occur, and the fibroids will shrink accordingly, thus avoiding surgery.

3. Those who have surgical indications but currently have contraindications and need to be treated before surgery.

4. Patients with concurrent medical or surgical diseases who are unable to undergo surgery or are unwilling to undergo surgery.

5. Before choosing drug treatment, a diagnostic curettage and endometrial biopsy should be performed to rule out malignant changes, especially for those with menstrual disorders or increased menstrual flow. Curettage has both diagnostic and hemostatic functions.

The basis of drug treatment is that uterine fibroids are sex hormone-dependent tumors, so drugs that antagonize sex hormones are used for treatment. Newly used drugs are those that temporarily suppress the ovaries.

The symptoms and treatment of uterine fibroids are very clear. The treatment of the disease is related to the size and growth location of the fibroids. Patients also have to consider their own finances. Small fibroids can be treated with medication, which can control the fibroid's growth in time. When the fibroids are too large, only surgery can be used for treatment. Surgery can remove the tumor in the uterus and allow the body to return to normal. Appropriate care should be provided after treatment to prevent the recurrence of fibroids in time.