How to treat uterine fibroids How to use medication for uterine fibroids

Gynecological diseases are often the natural enemy of women, especially married women. The fragile uterus has become the target of many diseases, which makes many women particularly troublesome. Many women usually have symptoms such as uterine bleeding and increased leucorrhea, but they don’t know that this may be caused by uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids can be small or large, and we should take appropriate and effective treatment methods.

Experts say that according to the different parts of the uterine muscle wall where uterine fibroids are located, they can be divided into intramural, subserous, submucosal and intra-broad ligament fibroids. If the fibroids are small, without symptoms, complications and degeneration, generally no treatment is required. Especially for people approaching menopause, due to the low estrogen level after menopause, fibroids naturally shrink or disappear, and only regular (3-6 months) review is required. If the fibroids are found to be enlarged or the symptoms are obvious, please consider further treatment.

Uterine fibroids can be treated with surgery and medication:

1. Surgical treatment of uterine fibroids

1. Hysterectomy is suitable for hysterectomy > 3 months of gestational uterine size, although the fibroids are not large, but the symptoms are obvious, or the growth of fibroids cannot rule out malignancy;

2. Myoma removal: Suitable for patients under 35 years old, unmarried or childless;

2. Drug treatment for uterine fibroids

This method is mainly suitable for patients with small fibroids, few symptoms, near menopause or whose systemic conditions cannot tolerate uterine fibroid surgery.

1. Methyltestosterone, testosterone propionate;

2. Progesterone. ① For patients who need to have children; ② Choose medroxyprogesterone, megestrol acetate, norethisterone, etc.; ③ Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogs.