How big are multiple uterine fibroids before surgery is needed? Methods for preventing multiple uterine fibroids

Although uterine fibroids are a benign tumor, due to their rapid growth, when the blood supply is poor, there will be different degrees of degeneration. The larger the fibroids, the more severe the ischemia, and the more secondary degeneration. So, how many surgeries are needed for multiple uterine fibroids? How to prevent multiple uterine fibroids?

In the past, the age for hysterectomy for patients with fibroids was set at over 45 years old. Now, based on the actual situation, especially the progress of gynecological endocrinology, the age for ovarian preservation is generally 50 years old (the average age of menopause is 49.5 years old), that is, those who can preserve their ovaries should do so if they are under 50 years old. Or those who are over 50 years old and have not reached menopause should also preserve their normal ovaries, regardless of age.

Generally speaking, the diameter of a single uterine fibroid exceeds 5 cm. So, how to prevent multiple uterine fibroids?

1. The diet should be light and avoid eating irritating foods such as mutton, shrimp, crab, eel, salted fish, and black fish.

2. Avoid consuming irritating foods and drinks, such as alcohol and white wine.

3. Avoid eating foods that are hot, blood-clotting, or contain hormones, such as longan, red dates, donkey-hide gelatin, and royal jelly.

4. Eat more lean meat, chicken, eggs, quail eggs, crucian carp, turtle, white fish, cabbage, asparagus, celery, spinach, cucumber, winter melon, mushrooms, tofu, kelp, seaweed, fruits, etc.

For the treatment of uterine fibroids, both drug and non-drug therapies can be used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. New diseases and qi diseases should be treated by promoting qi and activating blood circulation. Long-term diseases, blood diseases or phlegm congestion, if the condition is mild and the lump is still small, should be treated by promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and eliminating symptoms. If the condition is severe and the lump is large, and the vital energy is gradually declining, surgical resection should be used to remove the pathogenic factors and then adjust the body.