What are the most common symptoms of uterine fibroids?

Generally speaking, if people can perceive the existence of some diseases on their own in life, it is mostly through their understanding of the main symptoms of the disease. For uterine fibroids, a common disease among women, female friends should have a prior understanding of the most common symptoms of uterine fibroids so that they can be discovered in time in the early stages of the symptoms. Therefore, the following will tell you about the most common symptoms of uterine fibroids.

Most patients have no obvious symptoms and are only occasionally discovered during pelvic examination. If symptoms occur, it is closely related to the location of the fibroids, its growth rate, and whether the fibroids have degenerated.

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

2. 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.

3. Infertility: Fibroids compress the fallopian tubes, causing them to twist, or deform the uterine cavity, thus preventing the fertilized egg from implanting and leading to infertility.

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

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

6. Secondary anemia: If the patient has excessive menstruation for a long time, it may lead to secondary anemia, with symptoms such as general fatigue, pale complexion, shortness of breath, and palpitations.

7. Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia associated with uterine fibroids is also rare. The main symptoms are low fasting blood sugar, loss of consciousness and even shock. The symptoms can completely disappear after glucose injection. The symptoms of hypoglycemia disappeared completely after tumor resection.

8. Pain: Generally, patients do not have abdominal pain, but often have lower abdominal distension, back pain, etc. When the subserosal fibroid pedicle of uterine fibroids is twisted, acute abdominal pain may occur. When the fibroids turn red, the abdominal pain is severe and accompanied by fever.

In daily life, if female friends experience severe abdominal pain, increased white blood cell count, menstrual changes, secondary anemia and difficulty urinating, they should be careful that they may have uterine fibroids. These manifestations are some of the most common symptoms after people suffer from uterine fibroids. Therefore, female friends must learn more about them in daily life.