Can I have uterine fibroids if I am not married?

Generally speaking, most women who get uterine fibroids are married women over 30 years old. However, in recent years, the incidence of uterine fibroids has become younger. The main causes of uterine fibroids are diet and hormone secretion. Therefore, it is possible to get uterine fibroids before getting married. If you have uterine fibroids, you should seek treatment in time to avoid greater harm to your health. Let’s take a look at this aspect.

Can I have uterine fibroids if I am not married?

Generally speaking, uterine fibroids are more common in women over 30 years old. However, in recent years, there is a clear trend of younger patients suffering from uterine fibroids, and we often encounter female patients in their early 20s in clinical practice. Why do young women nowadays also suffer from uterine fibroids? There are two main reasons: First, the modern people's diet contains more hormone-containing foods, such as livestock and seafood fed with estrogen. Long-term consumption will lead to an increase in estrogen content in the body; second, women's menstrual timing has changed, the age of menarche is generally advanced, and the age of menopause is delayed.

The diagnosis of uterine fibroids is not difficult, but because its early symptoms are very similar to general menstrual diseases and gynecological inflammations, such as increased vaginal discharge, pain, secondary anemia, etc., it is easy to be overlooked. Married women have relatively more opportunities to undergo gynecological examinations such as B-ultrasound than unmarried women, so any lesions can often be discovered in time. However, most young women think that they will not get gynecological diseases if they do not have sex, so they seldom go to the hospital for examination. By the time they discover the disease, they have often missed the best treatment period. Therefore, it is very necessary for women to have an ultrasound examination once a year after the age of 20, and for married women or women with a history of sexual life to have a gynecological examination once a year.

Should I have surgery for uterine fibroids?

This is a problem that troubles many patients. The treatment method you choose depends on the location and size of the fibroids. Small subserosal fibroids do not require surgery, but multiple fibroids and submucosal fibroids do require surgery. The main surgical methods include hysterectomy and myomectomy. The former is to remove the myoma together with the uterus; the latter only removes the myoma and retains the uterus, thus retaining the reproductive function.

There are many surgical methods, which are mainly divided into open surgery and non-open surgery. The former causes greater damage to the patient and the recovery is slow. The main non-laparotomy surgeries include vaginal surgery, laparoscopy, hysteroscopic hysterectomy and myomectomy. This type of surgery does not involve abdominal wounds, so the patient suffers less injury and recovers faster. Generally, the patient can get out of bed and move around the next day after the surgery.

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors and a common disease, so patients and their families do not need to be too nervous. Active treatment and a relaxed attitude will help recovery. In addition, developing a habit of not eating irritating foods, eating a light diet, eating more nutritious vegetables and fruits, and maintaining good and regular living habits in daily life will be beneficial to the prevention of uterine fibroids.