What causes a larger uterus?

Many women find that their uterus is relatively large during examinations, but this aspect is often neglected by women. Why is the uterus relatively large? There is a standard value for the size of the uterus of adult women. If it exceeds this standard value, the problem of uterine disease should be considered. The main reason is that there is collagen hyperplasia in the myometrium of the uterus, which makes the uterus much larger. This is a disease and requires treatment.

1. What are the dangers of an enlarged uterus?

An enlarged uterus includes an enlarged uterine cavity and an enlarged cervix. If a woman's cervix is ​​enlarged, it may cause infertility. Although simple cervical hypertrophy does not have much impact on women's conception, if the cervical hypertrophy is more serious, it can easily cause inflammation of the endometrium or inflammation of the fallopian tubes and ovaries. If the inflammation does not heal for a long time, it is very likely to cause infertility in women. If a woman's uterus is too large, it will affect her normal life. Women with an enlarged uterus often have bloody leucorrhea and bleed easily during sexual intercourse. The occurrence of these phenomena can easily affect women's normal life. One of the hazards of an enlarged uterus is that it affects childbirth. Women with an enlarged uterus will have more difficulty giving birth.

2. Causes of an enlarged uterus

The most fundamental reason for an enlarged uterus is the proliferation of collagen in the myometrium of the uterus, which then causes fibrosis in the uterus of female friends, leading to an enlarged uterus. If there is congestion in a woman's pelvic cavity or vascular sclerosis in the myometrium, it may cause the uterus to be enlarged.

3. What is the normal size of the uterus?

The size of the uterus is 5.5 to 7.5 cm in longitudinal diameter, 3.0 to 4.0 cm in anterior-posterior diameter, 4.5 to 5.5 cm in transverse diameter, and 2.5 to 3.0 cm in cervical length. The normal range of the uterus in an adult woman is 6~7*5~6*3~4CM, and the endometrial thickness of 8mm is also within the normal range.

The size of a woman's uterus varies at different stages of development:

Normal uterine size in newborns:

The normal size of the uterus in the neonatal period is about one-third of that of an adult, and its length is only 2.5 to 3.0 cm.

Normal uterine size for adult women:

Experts point out that as adult women age and their ovaries develop, their reproductive systems gradually mature and their uteruses also enlarge. A normal uterus is 7 to 8 cm long, 4 to 5 cm wide, 2 to 3 cm thick, and has a capacity of 5 ml. The uterus of a postpartum woman can be as long as 9.0 to 9.5 cm. When women are in menopause and get older, they will eventually go through menopause and the size of their uterus will slowly get smaller.

What to do if your uterus is enlarged after childbirth

Postpartum uterine recovery usually occurs 7-10 days later, and the internal os of the cervix will close. As time goes by, the uterus will be further squeezed to discharge the remaining lochia, and the volume of the uterus will slowly shrink. It will take about 4 weeks after delivery for the cervix to gradually return to its normal size. For mothers who have had a caesarean section, it will take longer for the uterus to recover. Generally speaking, it takes 42 days for the uterus to recover after delivery.

In fact, the uterus of most mothers still contracts normally; but if you can still feel a mass in the lower abdomen, it may be that the uterus is not contracting well. However, we also need to see how the lochia decreases. Sometimes the uterus does not shrink in size because of uterine fibroids. These all need to be checked in the hospital. If the uterus is really contracting poorly, the main danger is that it will cause postpartum hemorrhage, which is something that really needs attention.

How to treat an enlarged uterus

An enlarged uterus can be adjusted through diet, such as eating angelica and mutton stewed with raw rehmannia, which mainly uses angelica, mutton, raw rehmannia and dried ginger. First, wash the mutton and cut it into pieces, put it in a casserole, then wash it, put the angelica, raw rehmannia and dried ginger in it, and add soy sauce, sugar, salt, rice wine and water, and stew it until the meat is cooked. Guidi roasted mutton has a very good effect of invigorating qi and blood, warming the middle and replenishing deficiency. It is very suitable for patients with qi deficiency causing heavy menstruation, fatigue, shortness of breath, weak pulse and enlarged uterus.

You can also eat lamb stewed with wolfberry, which mainly uses wolfberry and lamb leg meat. Boil the lamb in boiling water, then wash it in cold water, wash off the blood foam and cut it into pieces for later use. Put an appropriate amount of oil in the pot and heat it, then put the lamb in and add an appropriate amount of water to cook. Stir-fry the ginger slices and add cooking wine to the pot. After stir-frying, add wolfberry, clear soup, green onion, salt, etc. and bring to a boil, then remove the floating foam and simmer for one to one and a half hours. When the lamb is cooked, add ginger, green onion and MSG to season it.