Are uterine leiomyoma serious?

Uterine leiomyoma, also known as uterine fibroids, is a malignant tumor that occurs in the uterus. If you are a patient with uterine leiomyoma, you'd better take the initiative to take effective measures to improve the symptoms of uterine leiomyoma. Under normal circumstances, uterine leiomyoma is a benign tumor and is not likely to cause any impact on human health. However, uterine leiomyoma can have a great impact on the patient's quality of life and even cause great pain to the patient.

Is uterine smooth fibroid serious?

1. High incidence of gynecological inflammation: Patients with uterine fibroids will experience symptoms of menstrual changes, such as increased menstrual volume, prolonged menstrual duration, etc., while non-menstrual bleeding will cause damage by pathogens, leading to gynecological inflammation such as adnexitis and pelvic inflammatory disease.

2. Uterine fibroids combined with uterine body cancer: Uterine fibroids combined with uterine body cancer accounts for 2%, which is much higher than uterine fibroids combined with cervical cancer. Therefore, female menopausal patients with uterine fibroids who have persistent abnormal uterine bleeding should be alert to the presence of endometrial cancer. Before definitive treatment, curettage should be done.

3. Impact on fertility: Impact on fertility is the most important harm caused by uterine fibroids. This is because the uterine fibroids at the uterine horn compress the bilateral fallopian tube channels, causing the uterus to deform and hinder embryo implantation. In addition, patients with uterine fibroids are often accompanied by ovarian obstruction, resulting in infertility. In addition, the miscarriage rate of patients with uterine fibroids is 25% higher than that of the normal group.

4. Distortion: Subserosal fibroids can cause distortion at the pedicle, causing acute abdominal pain. If the tumor pedicle torsion is serious and surgery is not performed immediately or it cannot be turned spontaneously, the tumor pedicle may be twisted off and cause mineral acid uterine fibroids. The twisted uterine fibroids may also push the entire uterus, causing axial twisting of the uterus.

5. Anemia: Patients with uterine fibroids have long-term menorrhagia, which is prone to secondary anemia and even anemic heart disease. In severe cases, they may experience symptoms such as general fatigue, pale complexion, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and panic.