What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids? Can uterine fibroids induce anemia?

Uterine fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyoma and uterine fibroids, are related to female estrogen and progesterone. For example, fibroids grow rapidly during pregnancy, stop growing and gradually shrink after menopause; giving exogenous estrogen can accelerate the growth of fibroids, so uterine fibroids belong to sex hormone-dependent tumors. With the continuous updating and development of super-inspection methods, many women often find uterine fibroids during routine gynecological examinations. Some patients hear the word "tumor" and panic, depression, anxiety, and seek medical treatment everywhere. Uterine probability is also the most common tumor in the female reproductive system, and the incidence rate in women of childbearing age can be as high as 20%-30%.

So what are uterine fibroids? The shape of the uterus is like an inverted pear, the mucosal layer is like the shell of the pear core, the muscle layer is like the pear flesh, and the serosal layer is like the pear skin. Fibroids originate from the myometrium of the uterus. As they continue to grow, they can develop in different directions. Generally speaking, we divide uterine fibroids into the following categories according to their different locations: The most common is the myometrium of the uterus, called intramural fibroids, accounting for 60%~70%, and the fibroids are surrounded by the myometrium. Protruding to the outer layer of the uterine wall is called subserosal fibroids (accounting for 20%), and protruding into the uterine cavity is called submucosal fibroids (accounting for 10%). This tumor can protrude from the uterine cavity, causing the uterine cavity to gradually increase and deform, and is often connected to the uterus. For example, a long pedicle can block the cervix or detach from the vagina. The above different types of fibroids are of different sizes, small ones like millet, and large ones can weigh more than 20 kilograms. They can occur in the same uterus at the same time, which is called multiple uterine fibroids.

Be alert when you experience the following symptoms:

1. Increased leucorrhea. Normal leucorrhea is a small amount of slightly sticky secretions. Uterine fibroids often cause increased leucorrhea, which is pus-like and bloody, with a peculiar smell.

Vaginal bleeding is also the most common symptom of uterine fibroids, such as irregular menstruation, increased menstruation, prolonged menstruation, etc., and severe anemia symptoms may occur.

3. Back pain and lower abdominal swelling may also occur, because the fibroids compress the bladder and cause frequent urination, constipation, and poor bowel movements.

We cannot take uterine fibroids lightly. Uterine fibroids may lead to infertility or other gynecological diseases. Therefore, timely treatment of the above symptoms is most appropriate. Uterine fibroids must be strictly prevented in life. Delayed treatment can lead to uterine cancer.