What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids? Are uterine fibroids benign tumors?

Uterine fibroids are one of the most common benign tumors in the female reproductive organs and one of the most common tumors in the human body. They are also called fibroids and uterine fibroids. Because uterine fibroids are mainly composed of the proliferation of uterine smooth muscle cells and a small amount of fibrous connective tissue exists as supporting tissue, they are more accurately called uterine leiomyoma. Uterine fibroids.

Symptoms of uterine fibroids:

1. Menstrual changes: When tumors grow in the uterus, such as uterine fibroids, endometrial cancer, uterine sarcoma, and choriocarcinoma, menstrual abnormalities may occur, including menorrhagia, irregular periods, prolonged menstruation, spotting, etc. Some tumors in the ovaries, such as granulosa cell tumors and theca cell tumors, can secrete estrogen, interfere with the menstrual cycle, and cause menstrual abnormalities. If fibroids cause long-term menstruation, it can lead to secondary anemia, which is severely manifested by symptoms such as general fatigue, pale face, shortness of breath, and palpitations.

2. Postmenopausal bleeding: In the first year of menopause, vaginal bleeding may occur occasionally. If menopause lasts for more than 1 year, vaginal bleeding is called postmenopausal bleeding. There are many reasons for postmenopausal bleeding, most of which are caused by benign diseases, but the possibility of cervical cancer and endometrial cancer cannot be ignored, although the amount of bleeding is sometimes not much.

3. Abdominal pain: Ovarian tumor torsion, rupture or infection, detachment of fibroids under the cervix or degeneration of fibroids can all cause severe lower abdominal pain.

4. Tumors: It can grow anywhere in the reproductive organs. Generally, I find them by accident. Even if these tumors have no symptoms, they are an abnormal phenomenon, and most of them are tumors.

5. Changes in diet and urine: The initial manifestations of ovarian cancer may only be abdominal distension, poor appetite and digestive tract symptoms. Tumor compression or invasion of the bladder and rectum can lead to frequent urination, dysuria, dry stools, etc. When the above symptoms occur, patients should seek medical attention in time and should not be negatively observed and delay treatment due to mild symptoms. However, we should also know that the above symptoms are not unique to tumors. Most of them are still caused by benign diseases, so patients do not need to worry too much.

6. Abnormal vaginal discharge: Under normal circumstances, endometrial and cervical pelvic inflammatory disease treatment? Membrane secretions and vaginal exudate form leucorrhea menstrual cycle changes.

7. Infertility: 25%-35% of patients with uterine fibroids may become infertile because the fibroids prevent the fertilized egg from implanting, or the fibroids prevent the sperm from entering the fallopian tube.