What are the causes of uterine fibroids and what are the Chinese and Western treatments for uterine fibroids?

Hematogenous infection of uterine fibroids is relatively rare, and the treatment of uterine fibroids patients who have fertility requirements and regular menstruation is relatively simple. So, what is the cause of uterine fibroids? What are the Chinese and Western treatments for uterine fibroids? Uterine fibroids are benign tumors, but a small number of women still cannot escape the risk of malignant changes (the rate of malignant changes is about 1%), which is particularly prominent in elderly women.

The cause of uterine fibroids is related to estrogen overstimulation, so uterine fibroids are more likely to occur in fertile women with strong ovarian function. As pregnant women's hormone levels rise, uterine fibroids will also increase; on the contrary, uterine fibroids in menopausal women generally stop growing, and some even shrink. The treatment of uterine fibroids should adopt a combination of Chinese and Western medicine to achieve good symptoms and root causes.

1. Western medicine treatment Western medicine treatment of uterine fibroids mainly follows the principle of symptomatic treatment, among which androgen therapy is often used in clinical applications, such as methyltestosterone, testosterone propionate, etc., which can be used after endometrial examination.

2. Treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment of uterine fibroids is mainly based on the principle of classification treatment, which fundamentally regulates the body and eliminates the cause. Qi stagnation and blood stasis type: patients can choose Chinese herbal prescriptions such as Chuanxiong, Angelica, Peach Kernel, Safflower, Trillium, Ezhu, Linderae, and Cyperus, which are effective in treating phlegm and blood stasis. Qi deficiency and blood stasis type: patients can choose Chinese herbal prescriptions such as Codonopsis, Astragalus, Atractylodes, Chinese Yam, Trillium, Prunella Vulgaris, and Kelp, which are effective in treating qi and tonifying the middle, removing blood stasis and reducing swelling. Phlegm and blood stasis type: patients can choose Chinese herbal prescriptions such as Chuanxiong, Pinellia, Tangerine Peel, and Cyperus, which are effective in treating qi and phlegm, removing blood stasis and reducing swelling.