What symptoms indicate that you have uterine fibroids?

What symptoms indicate that you have uterine fibroids? Uterine fibroids are a common gynecological disease in women. The incidence rate among women is very high and can cause infertility in women. So, what symptoms indicate that you have uterine fibroids?

1. Uterine bleeding

This is the main symptom of uterine fibroids, which occurs in half or more of the patients. Among them, cyclical bleeding, excessive menstrual flow, prolonged menstruation or shortened menstrual cycle account for about 2/3, and non-cyclical bleeding accounts for 1/

2. Infertility and miscarriage

Patients with uterine fibroids are often diagnosed with uterine fibroids when they seek medical treatment for infertility, and their spontaneous abortion rate is also higher than that of the normal population.

3. Pain

There are abdominal pain, backache, dysmenorrhea, and lower abdominal distension, most of which are not serious. The pain is caused by the tumor compressing the pelvic blood vessels, causing congestion, or compressing the nerves, or the necrosis and infection of the myoma causing pelvic inflammatory disease, adhesion, traction, etc.

4. Compression symptoms

If uterine fibroids compress the bladder, symptoms such as frequent urination, dysuria, and urine retention may occur. Compressing the ureter may cause hydronephrosis and pyelitis. Fibroids growing on the posterior wall of the uterus may compress the rectum, causing constipation or even difficulty in defecation. Compression of the pelvic veins may cause edema of the lower limbs. Compression symptoms are more obvious before menstruation because uterine fibroids may become congested and swollen at this time.

5. Abdominal mass

Uterine fibroids are usually located in the middle of the lower abdomen, with a few located on one side of the lower abdomen. They are hard or have an uneven feeling. Abdominal lumps are often found after uterine fibroids grow out of the pelvic cavity, and are often obvious in the early morning when the bladder is full on an empty stomach.