What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids? What misunderstandings should be avoided in the treatment of uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids have various adverse effects on the body. When uterine fibroids cause internal blood stasis and the body fluids cannot be tolerated, the mouth becomes dry and one does not want to drink. So, what are the signs of uterine fibroids? What misunderstandings should be avoided in the treatment of uterine fibroids? The signs of gynecological examinations for uterine fibroids vary depending on the type. If the subserosal fibroids are long, a solid mass beside the uterus can be touched and moves freely. This condition is easily confused with an ovarian tumor. Submucosal fibroids descend to the cervical canal opening, and the cervical opening is loose. The examiner's fingers are inserted into the cervix and a smooth spherical tumor can be touched. If it falls off from the cervical opening, the tumor can be seen, with a dark red surface and sometimes ulcers and necrosis.

Many patients with uterine fibroids do not understand the specifics of the disease, resulting in serious consequences. Therefore, the following misunderstandings should be avoided in the treatment of uterine fibroids: Expecting menopause: Most patients with uterine fibroids know that "fibroids will shrink after menopause", so "looking forward to menopause" becomes a "thought" in the patients' minds. With this "thought", they enter the long follow-up stage. Most fibroids will shrink after menopause, which is correct because sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone) depend on tumor growth. After menopause, estrogen and progesterone decrease, inhibiting fibroid growth.

Hysterectomy and cervicectomy: Hysterectomy is still the main method of surgical treatment for uterine fibroids. The main advantage of hysterectomy is that there is no risk of future fibroid recurrence and other uterine diseases, and the disadvantage is the loss of the uterus. Subtotal hysterectomy, that is, preserving the cervix, has the advantage of maintaining the integrity of the pelvic floor structure, and the disadvantage is the loss of the uterus and the risk of residual cervical disease (mainly cervical cancer).