Do uterine fibroids need to be removed? How big should uterine fibroids be before they need to be removed?

If a woman finds symptoms related to uterine fibroids, she needs to be formally diagnosed in time to determine whether treatment is needed and what treatment should be given. Different patients have different treatment situations, and some patients do not need treatment. The treatment of uterine fibroids needs to be determined according to the situation and development. So, how much uterine fibroids do women need to have surgically removed?

Patients need to pay close attention to their condition and go to the hospital for examination and treatment early to prevent ovarian and fallopian tube lesions and induce uterine adenocarcinoma and cervical cancer. Uterine fibroids grow to the size of a fist and compress other pelvic organs. Surgical resection can relieve symptoms, and the probability of large fibroids worsening is greater than that of small fibroids. Fibroids grow too fast or after menopause, fibroids not only do not shrink, but grow larger.

Uterine fibroids cause heavy bleeding, or long-term menorrhagia, and prolonged menstruation leads to anemia, which cannot be cured by drugs. At this time, surgical treatment is required. Under normal circumstances, surgical removal can be considered for 6.0 or above, and it is recommended to consider it carefully.

The following situations are best for surgical removal: 1. Fibroid torsion: If the fibroid is twisted at the pedicle, it may cause acute abdominal pain. If surgery is not performed in time, it may cause uterine axial torsion.

2. If menopausal patients with uterine fibroids continue to experience uterine bleeding, they should be alert to the possibility of endometrial cancer and should go to the hospital for examination in time.

3. Meet the conditions for surgical treatment: Uterine fibroid surgery is to remove uterine fibroids and is suitable for existing children with large fibroids with a diameter greater than 5cm; menorrhagia and ineffective conservative medication; or compression symptoms; submucosal fibroids; and rapidly growing fibroids.

4. Severe pain: severe abdominal pain, radiating pain caused by tumor compressing nerves.