What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids? Can uterine fibroids cause irregular bleeding?

Uterine fibroids are also a type of tumor, but they are benign tumors. If discovered in time, treatment is relatively easy. If you have one or more of the following symptoms, you may have uterine fibroids, and you must go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. So what are the symptoms of uterine fibroids?

1. Increased vaginal discharge

Increased vaginal discharge is a common symptom. Sometimes, vaginal discharge can be discharged with a large amount of pus and blood mucus, or it can be discharged with slough tissue, often accompanied by a foul smell.

2. Menstrual changes

This is the most common symptom of uterine fibroids, especially shortened menstrual cycle, excessive menstrual flow or prolonged menstrual cycle, irregular vaginal bleeding, etc. The reason is that uterine fibroids enlarge the size of the uterus, the endometrium area increases accordingly or the endometrium thickens excessively, hindering uterine contraction. Submucosal fibroids and intramural fibroids often have obvious menstrual changes.

3. Abdominal pain

In the early stage of the disease, patients generally do not have abdominal pain, and the main symptoms are lower abdominal swelling, back pain, etc. As the fibroids grow, when the subserosal fibroid pedicle twists, acute abdominal pain may occur, and fever symptoms may occur in severe cases.

4. Pelvic pressure

The rapid growth of fibroids can cause compression symptoms of pelvic organs, such as compression of the bladder, urethra, or rectum, which can lead to frequent urination, dysuria, urinary retention, or constipation; fibroids grow on both sides, leading to hydroureteral or renal pelvis; compression of pelvic blood vessels and lymphatic vessels can cause lower limb edema

The symptoms of uterine fibroids are roughly reflected in the above four points, I hope to give you some help. Some friends are still afraid of uterine fibroids. In fact, you don’t have to worry too much. As long as you know the symptoms of uterine fibroids, you can check for uterine fibroids in the early stage, and then you only need to go to the hospital for corresponding treatment.