What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids?

Most female friends will have some gynecological diseases to some extent. The milder ones are probably gynecological inflammation. If you pay attention to your daily hygiene and eating habits, you will recover quickly. However, there are some more serious gynecological diseases, such as uterine fibroids. Although uterine fibroids are benign tumors, they also need timely treatment. So what are the symptoms that will tell you that you may have uterine fibroids?

Menstrual irregularity is the main symptom of uterine fibroids, which is mainly manifested by heavy menstrual flow, prolonged menstrual duration, irregular menstrual cycle, prolonged menstrual period, etc. In severe cases, it can lead to anemia in patients. In addition, postmenopausal patients with uterine fibroids occasionally experience vaginal bleeding symptoms. Postmenopausal bleeding may also be caused by cervical cancer or endometrial cancer.

Patients with uterine fibroids may suffer from severe lower abdominal pain due to ovarian rupture or infection, ovarian tumor torsion, prolapse of submucosal uterine fibroids from the cervical os, or fibroid degeneration. Uterine fibroids can grow in any part of the reproductive organs. Patients with uterine fibroids may feel a lump when touching their abdomen.

Uterine fibroids are extremely harmful to women's physical and mental health. In severe cases, they can affect women's normal fertility and lead to habitual miscarriage or infertility. Submucosal fibroids in patients with uterine fibroids can affect the implantation of fertilized eggs or cause early miscarriage in women. Larger intramural fibroids can cause mechanical obstruction or deformation of the female uterine cavity, which can also affect the implantation of the fertilized egg or cause early miscarriage in women.

One of the symptoms of uterine fibroids is compression symptoms in women. Fibroids usually grow forward or backward, compressing the patient's urethra, bladder or rectum, causing the patient to experience problems such as polyuria, urinary retention, difficulty urinating or constipation. If the fibroids grow to both sides, they will form broad ligament fibroids, which will compress the ureter and cause water accumulation in the patient's ureter.

The biggest symptom of uterine fibroids is irregular menstruation, and a significant increase in menstrual volume. There is also a feeling of oppression, which compresses the patient's urethra and causes trouble with defecation. Uterine fibroids may also cause infertility. Unmarried women need to pay attention to this aspect, and women who have just become pregnant also need regular check-ups to rule out this possibility.