Women have a hard lump under their belly button when lying down

Women's body structure is very unique, especially their physiological structure. Therefore, if there is a lump under the belly button, it is generally necessary to pay attention to it to prevent it from being caused by a disease that may harm your health. If this lump has persisted for a long time, it is best to go to the hospital for relevant examinations to find out the cause, and then treat it symptomatically based on the test results. Let's take a look at the reasons why there is a lump under a woman's belly button.

What is the reason for a hard lump under a woman's belly button?

If a woman has a large hard lump just below her belly button and this lump is in the pelvis, it is necessary to consider whether it is caused by abnormal enlargement of the uterus or a mass in the pelvis. The most common ones are adenomyosis or uterine fibroids, but neither of them rules out the possibility of ovarian cancer. For women who have had sex without taking any contraceptive measures and whose menstruation has not stopped for more than three months, pregnancy should also be considered. Therefore, if a large hard lump appears below the belly button, you should immediately go to the hospital for a gynecological examination and ultrasound to diagnose the actual cause. If it is caused by uterine fibroids, surgery is generally required to remove the uterine fibroids.

Are uterine fibroids serious?

Uterine fibroids are a relatively common malignant tumor. It is also one of the common tumors in the body. Most patients are middle-aged and elderly women.

Most patients with uterine fibroids have no symptoms and generally do not cause pain. Patients usually only discover them during gynecological examinations or ultrasound examinations.

The occurrence of uterine fibroids is related to the location and growth rate of the uterine fibroids. The most common symptoms are decreased menstrual cycles, increased menstrual flow, or prolonged menstrual periods. Other symptoms include abdominal lumps. Some patients can feel some actual lumps in the lower abdomen by themselves, which are more obvious when they wake up in the morning with full bladders.

Because uterine fibroids generally have no symptoms, in order to prevent uterine fibroids, regular gynecological examinations should be performed to facilitate the early detection of small uterine fibroids. Smaller tumors can be checked regularly, while larger tumors should be proactively addressed. Even if a woman has undergone myomectomy, regular follow-up is still necessary because uterine fibroids may recur.

Symptoms of uterine fibroids

Irregular menstruation

Prolonged or prolonged menstruation is a common symptom, which is common in large intramural fibroids and submucosal uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids can expand the uterine cavity, thus increasing the area of ​​the uterine wall and affecting uterine contractions.

In addition, uterine fibroids may squeeze the veins around the tumor, causing hematoma and dilation of the uterine wall venous plexus, which in turn causes increased menstrual volume and prolonged menstruation. When submucosal uterine fibroids are accompanied by necrosis and infection, there may be irregular vaginal bleeding or bloody pus discharge. Long-term increase in menstrual volume may lead to secondary anemia, fatigue, palpitations and other symptoms.

Lower abdominal mass

Uterine fibroids are not felt as lumps in the abdomen at first, but can be felt from the abdomen when the uterine fibroids gradually expand and the uterus exceeds 3 months of pregnancy. Very large submucosal uterine fibroids can slip in and out of the vagina, and patients may seek medical treatment due to slipped lumps in the private parts.