Malignant uterine fibroids

Malignant uterine fibroids are relatively serious diseases that can affect the patient's life safety. Patients need to use radiotherapy and chemotherapy in a timely manner to suppress malignant uterine fibroids. After surgery, patients must adjust their mentality and take medication regularly for follow-up examinations. Patients with malignant uterine fibroids will experience irregular vaginal bleeding and increased secretions, as well as abdominal pain and weight loss, so everyone can understand the symptoms of uterine fibroids.

What are the symptoms of malignant uterine fibroids?

1. Irregular vaginal bleeding, which may occur at any time, except for those undergoing hormone treatment. If postmenopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy experience vaginal bleeding similar to menstruation, it may indicate uterine cancer. Therefore, if there is any abnormal vaginal bleeding or heavy bleeding, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

2. Vaginal secretions are pink, brown, watery or sticky and have an odor.

3. Pelvic examination revealed an enlarged uterus.

4. Weight loss, weakness, pain in the lower abdomen, back and legs. This happens when cancer metastasizes, or spreads.

5. Infertility and miscarriage are symptoms of malignant uterine fibroids. 30% of patients with uterine fibroids suffer from infertility. Infertility may be the reason for the visit, and uterine fibroids may be discovered during the examination. There are many reasons why uterine fibroids can cause infertility. Please see the special section on uterine fibroids and pregnancy.

6. Anemia. Long-term bleeding without timely treatment may cause anemia. Before liberation, the majority of working women suffered from persistent uterine bleeding due to the pressure of life, but were unable to seek treatment, which caused anemia. A document about uterine fibroid patients in the early days of liberation introduced that 45.25% of the patients had hemoglobin levels between 5 and 10 grams. Those with hemoglobin levels below 5 grams accounted for 12.4%, most of whom were submucosal fibroids. Severe anemia (less than 5 grams) can lead to anemic heart disease and myocardial degeneration.

7. Hypertension. Some patients with malignant uterine fibroids are accompanied by hypertension. Some statistics have shown that most patients with fibroids and hypertension (excluding those with a history of hypertension) return to normal after the fibroids are removed, which may be related to the relief of ureteral compression.

8. Physical signs of fibroids: Those with a larger uterus than a 3-month pregnant woman are generally not easy to palpate through the abdomen.

9. Changes in the patient's general condition, such as nutrition, anemia, heart function, and urinary system status, are related to the duration of the disease, the amount of bleeding, or other complications.

How to prevent uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are very harmful, prevention is the first priority:

1. If your menstrual flow is too heavy, you should eat more iron-rich foods to prevent iron deficiency anemia.

2. Do not take extra estrogen, especially after menopause, to prevent the growth of uterine fibroids.

3. Eat more vegetables and fruits and less spicy food. Prevent excessive fatigue and pay special attention to rest during menstruation.

4. Keep the vulva clean and dry, and wear loose underwear. If there is too much vaginal discharge, you should remember to flush the vulva at any time.

5. Avoid getting pregnant again. Women with uterine fibroids have poor uterine recovery after an abortion, which often causes prolonged bleeding or chronic genital inflammation.

6. After being diagnosed with uterine fibroids, you should go to the hospital for a check-up once a month. If the fibroids grow slowly or not at all, you can have a follow-up check every six months. If they grow significantly, surgical treatment should be considered to avoid severe bleeding or compression of abdominal organs. This is one way to prevent uterine fibroids.