What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are a common gynecological disease, but they also threaten the lives of many women. Therefore, we must pay attention to uterine fibroids. However, if uterine fibroids are not treated in time, they will cause lesions. Many women are unaware of the characteristics of the disease, so they always delay treatment. Below we will introduce the symptoms of uterine fibroids. I hope you can understand them.

Uterine fibroid cystic lesions, lesions caused by uterine fibroids, common manifestations include uterine bleeding, pain, abdominal mass, compression symptoms of adjacent organs, increased leucorrhea, anemia and heart dysfunction, etc. Some patients have no symptoms and are often diagnosed with uterine fibroids during gynecological examinations. Uterine fibroids are the most common benign gynecological tumors, which are more common in patients aged 30-50 years. Depending on the location of the uterine muscle wall, the fibroids can be divided into intramural, subserosal, submucosal and intra-broad ligament fibroids.

symptom

Whether uterine fibroids have symptoms and their severity mainly depends on the location, size, number and complications of the fibroids. Some fibroids are small, slow-growing, and asymptomatic and can remain undetected throughout life. In recent years, due to the widespread use of B-ultrasound examination, many patients were found to have uterine fibroids through B-ultrasound examination during routine physical examinations, but they themselves had no symptoms. Most patients seek medical attention because of symptoms. Common symptoms of uterine fibroids include uterine bleeding, abdominal masses, vaginal discharge, compression symptoms, etc.

NO1. Uterine bleeding

Uterine bleeding is the most common symptom of uterine fibroids. Clinically, it may manifest as menorrhagia, cyclical bleeding, increased menstrual volume, often accompanied by prolonged menstruation. This type of bleeding is the most common; frequent menstruation, shortened menstrual cycle, increased menstrual volume; irregular bleeding, loss of normal periodicity, long duration, sometimes more, sometimes less, and continuous bleeding, which is more common in submucosal myomas.

NO2, abdominal mass

The uterus is located deep in the pelvic cavity, and no lump can be felt in the abdomen when fibroids first occur. When uterine fibroids gradually increase in size, causing the uterus to exceed the size of a 3-month pregnancy, or when subserosal fibroids located at the bottom of the uterus are easier to touch from the abdomen. The lump is located in the middle of the lower abdomen, is solid, movable but not very mobile, non-tender, and grows slowly. If the patient's abdominal wall is thick, the uterus is enlarged, or it extends beyond the pelvic cavity and even reaches the size of a 4-5 month pregnancy, it is still difficult for the patient to discover it herself.

NO3, vaginal discharge

Uterine submucous fibroids or cervical submucous fibroids can cause increased leucorrhea. Once the tumor is infected, there may be a large amount of purulent leucorrhea. If there is ulceration, necrosis, and bleeding, there may be bloody or purulent vaginal discharge with a foul odor.

NO4. Compression symptoms

Uterine fibroids can cause compression symptoms on surrounding organs. If the fibroids on the anterior wall of the uterus are close to the bladder, they may cause bladder irritation symptoms, such as frequent urination and urgency. When the cervical fibroids grow forward to a considerable size, they may also cause bladder pressure and lead to upper pubic discomfort, frequent urination, urinary retention or overflow incontinence.

The above specifically introduces some symptoms of uterine fibroids. If we understand the relevant symptoms of uterine fibroids, we can pay attention when similar symptoms occur and receive timely treatment. I hope I can help you in life, and I wish you all a happy life!