What are the dangers of uterine atrophy?

For women, the uterus is a very important reproductive organ. Its growth and development are greatly affected by estrogen. If a woman's estrogen metabolism level decreases. It will also affect the growth and development of the uterus, and the uterus will gradually shrink. So what harm does uterine atrophy cause? Come and find out with the editor.

Generally speaking, as women go through menopause, shrinkage of the uterus is inevitable. It is a reflection of the natural aging of the body. If you have uterine atrophy but not menopause, you can supplement estrogen appropriately under the guidance of a doctor.

The causes of shrinkage can be divided into two categories, physiological shrinkage and physiological shrinkage. The former refers to the degeneration of some organs and tissues in the human body at a certain stage of growth and development. Such as the thymus during puberty; sex hormones, breasts, and uterus after menopause; and the shrinkage of internal organs in the elderly. The latter is atrophy that occurs under pathological conditions. For example, the cause of systemic atrophy is often long-lasting malnutrition, active hepatitis (such as malignant tumors) and long-term starvation.

Reversible shrinkage is often seen in brain and kidney atrophy caused by local ischemia (such as atherosclerosis); local compression shrinkage caused by long-term stress (such as hydronephrosis compressing the renal parenchyma, causing it to shrink and become thin); disuse shrinkage caused by long-term inactivity of body organs (such as: when the affected side of a fracture is fixed with plaster, the muscles and bones shrink due to long-term inactivity); target organ shrinkage caused by low endocrine function.

Severe uterine shrinkage is caused by the decrease in estrogen levels in the body and aging. It can cause uterine shrinkage, rapid menstruation, reduced menstrual flow, and endocrine imbalance, which can easily cause spots on women's faces and dark skin. It affects women's pregnancy. During the ovarian cycle, the egg cells secrete estrogen, which increases the blood circulation of the uterine wall, causing the thickening of the endometrium and the proliferation of the endometrium, which may affect women's pregnancy.