How to treat uterine fibroids? What are the methods of treating uterine fibroids?

The incidence of uterine fibroids is very high, which directly and seriously affects the patient's body. Usually we need to pay attention to common diseases and avoid tumor growth. We should also pay attention to reasonable treatment. It can also cause rupture and seriously affect the health of the uterus. To effectively control the disease, what are the common treatments for uterine fibroids?

What is the treatment for uterine fibroids?

1. Conservative treatment is what we often call drug treatment in our lives. Although drug treatment can play a certain role, for patients with severe conditions, drug treatment can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and cannot completely cure uterine fibroids. Because the drug contains hormones, long-term use will not improve the condition. This method is still suitable for patients with milder conditions.

2. Minimally invasive surgical treatment is mainly laparoscopic treatment, which makes up for the shortcomings of traditional treatment and surgical treatment, and can enable patients to recover their health as soon as possible. The risk of surgical treatment is relatively reduced. Because it is a minimally invasive surgery, the wound is very small, which can satisfy women's cosmetic psychology.

3. Surgery is the main treatment for uterine fibroids, because surgery is to remove the fibroids in the uterus, which can make the patient recover as soon as possible and reduce the harm of the disease to health. But generally speaking, for patients who do not have fertility requirements, surgical treatment can be performed.

4. Interventional treatment: Interventional treatment occurred in the last century, mainly injecting embolic agents into the uterine artery to embolize the fibroid blood vessels, causing ischemia and necrosis in the fibroid. However, due to the rich blood supply of the uterus, the actual effect is not ideal.

5. Ablation surgery: The principle of ablation surgery is similar to that of a microwave oven, which ablates uterine fibroids by focusing ultrasound energy on the center of the uterine fibroids. Due to the irregular shape of uterine fibroids, ablation surgery can shrink the fibroids slightly, but it is unlikely to ablate all uterine fibroids because the fibroid capsule still exists and the fibroids will continue to grow.

How can women self-check uterine fibroids?

1. Observe the blood. Increased menstruation, postmenopausal bleeding or contact bleeding are often caused by cervical or uterine tumors. Therefore, the cause of bleeding other than normal menstruation should be investigated for symptomatic diagnosis and treatment.

2. Observe the vaginal discharge. Normal vaginal discharge is a small amount of slightly sticky colorless and transparent secretion, which changes slightly with the menstrual cycle, but purulent, bloody, and watery vaginal discharge are abnormal.

3. Touch the lump. In the morning, lie flat on the bed with an empty stomach, bend your knees slightly, relax your abdomen, and touch your lower abdomen from shallow to deep to find a larger lump.

4. Feeling of pain. Pay attention to pain in the lower abdomen, back or sacrum. If you find any abnormality in self-examination, it is best to go to the hospital for examination in time. Coagulation knife surgery is a common method for diagnosing and treating uterine fibroids in recent years. It is suitable for the treatment of uterine fibroids such as submucosal fibroids and intramural fibroids. The advantage of coagulation knife surgery is that it maintains the integrity of the uterus and does not affect fertility.