Can I get pregnant if I have uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are a benign tumor. It is a relatively common disease, especially for older women. The older they are, the higher the chance of getting uterine fibroids. In fact, most women have fibroids to a greater or lesser extent, but it is the issue of the size of the uterine fibroids that many people may be confused about. In fact, uterine fibroids do not affect pregnancy, but you need to pay more attention.

1. Precautions for uterine fibroids

1. Uterine fibroids may cause malposition of the fetus and increase the probability of cesarean section in pregnant women. Attention should be paid to rare serious complications.

2. It is generally not necessary to remove uterine fibroids during a caesarean section, because the uterus becomes congested and enlarged during pregnancy, and the peripheral blood flow increases greatly, which is not suitable for treating uterine fibroids; and removing uterine fibroids during a caesarean section can easily cause complications such as heavy bleeding and poor uterine contraction, so such a recommendation is generally not made.

3. Most pregnant women with uterine fibroids can give birth smoothly. It should be emphasized that the chance of serious complications is very low, so most of the time, uterine fibroids will accompany the pregnant woman until delivery and will not have a major impact. If a woman has experienced serious complications during pregnancy, such as premature birth, obstructed labor, or postpartum hemorrhage, she may consider myomectomy before her next pregnancy.

2. Surgical Resection

After pregnancy, because the uterus is rich in blood supply, fibroids will grow rapidly, which may lead to miscarriage and premature birth, and in the late stages, it can also cause malposition of the fetus. The most terrifying thing is that pregnancy with a tumor can cause mental retardation in the fetus, so it is best to use laparoscopy to remove the tumor before 4 months of pregnancy. This can ensure the safety of mother and child and provide space for the uterus to grow. If it exceeds 4 months, you can only leave it to fate. If it can be maintained, the myoma can be removed during a caesarean section. Or wait until after giving birth.

3. Dietary taboos for patients with uterine fibroids

1. Nutritious and easy-to-digest food

Balanced and comprehensive nutrition is beneficial to meeting the body's growth needs and recovery. Such as milk, chicken, eggs, lean pork, fish, tofu, etc. There are also foods rich in vitamins. Such as animal liver, lean pork, eggs, milk, carrots, spinach, cabbage, leeks, shepherd's purse, snow vegetable, day lily, etc. For the elderly and infirm, the time for eating liquid or semi-liquid food should be appropriately extended to facilitate digestion, such as lotus root powder, orange juice, etc., or lean meat or fresh fish can be used to make soup, which can not only ensure nutrition but also increase appetite, and the patient will recover quickly. These are the common dietary points for uterine fibroids.

2. Liquid food

For elderly and frail patients, they should mainly eat liquid food for a period of time after surgery, which is conducive to the patient's digestion and absorption, such as lotus root powder, orange juice, etc., or choose lean meat or fresh fish to make soup, which can not only ensure nutrition but also increase appetite. When the patient's appetite is better, they can gradually switch to a normal diet.

3. Avoid foods containing hormones

Patients should try not to eat foods that are hot, coagulant, or contain hormones, such as longan, red dates, donkey-hide gelatin, and royal jelly. In addition, do not eat irritating foods such as lamb, shrimp, crab, eel, salted fish, and black fish.