Symptoms of uterine fibroids Common complications of uterine fibroids

The early symptoms of uterine fibroids are generally not obvious. In the early stages of the disease, they are generally not discovered by patients except for clinical examinations. However, this period of uterine fibroids generally does not affect the patient's body, but it must be known that if the uterine fibroids are severe, they can also cause complications. The following are the symptoms of uterine fibroids:

1. Menstrual changes: The most common symptoms are shortened menstrual cycle, increased menstrual volume, prolonged menstruation, irregular vaginal bleeding, etc.

2. Abdominal mass: abdominal distension, swelling in the lower abdomen, accompanied by a feeling of falling.

3. Increased vaginal discharge: Increased vaginal discharge, sometimes with a large amount of purulent and bloody discharge and necrotic tissue discharge with a foul odor.

4. Pain: Generally, patients do not have abdominal pain, but often have lower abdominal distension, back pain, etc.

When the subserosal fibroid pedicle twists the uterine fibroid, acute abdominal pain, redness of the fibroid, severe abdominal pain, and fever may occur.

5. Compression symptoms: When the fibroid grows forward or backward, it can compress the bladder, urethra or rectum, causing frequent urination, dysuria, urinary retention or constipation. When the fibroid grows to both sides, it will form a broad ligament fibroid, compressing the ureter or hydronephrosis; if it compresses the pelvic blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, it will cause lower limb edema.

6. Infertility: Fibroids compress the fallopian tubes and cause them to twist, or deform the uterine cavity, hindering the implantation of the fertilized egg and leading to infertility.

7. Secondary anemia: If the patient has excessive menstruation for a long time, it may lead to secondary anemia, with symptoms such as general fatigue, pale complexion, shortness of breath, and palpitations.

8. Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia is also rare in uterine fibroids. The main symptoms are low fasting blood sugar, loss of consciousness, shock, and the symptoms completely disappear after glucose injection. After tumor resection, the symptoms of hypoglycemia completely disappear.