Symptoms of uterine fibroids What are the causes of uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are common genital tumors in women, and the common symptoms of uterine fibroids are also a topic of concern for most women. So what are the symptoms of uterine fibroid bleeding? Generally speaking, the symptoms of uterine fibroid bleeding are mainly contact bleeding caused by intramural fibroids and submucosal fibroids.

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in the female reproductive system, mostly occurring between the ages of 35 and 50. According to statistics, about 20% of women over the age of 35 have uterine fibroids, but most patients do not discover them because the fibroids are small and asymptomatic. Clinically, the incidence of fibroids is only between 4% and 11%.

Experts point out that the cause of uterine fibroids is still unclear, and current research mainly relates to excessive estrogen levels in the body and long-term estrogen stimulation.

Generally speaking, uterine fibroids mainly manifest in the following aspects:

1. Increased leucorrhea

Due to the enlargement of the uterine cavity and the area of ​​the endometrium, the secretion of the endometrial glands increases. Coupled with the growth of uterine fibroids, pelvic vascular congestion leads to increased leucorrhea. Nearly half of patients with uterine fibroids have symptoms of increased leucorrhea.

2. Menstrual changes

Menstrual changes are the most common symptoms of uterine fibroids, which are manifested as increased menstrual volume, longer menstrual cycles, shorter menstrual cycles, and frequent menstruation. The menstrual cycle can be shortened to 15-20 days, menstrual bleeding exceeds 7 or 8 days, and the menstrual volume increases significantly, and there may be blood clots. Submucosal uterine fibroids can also cause irregular vaginal bleeding and menstruation that is not clean.

3. Abdominal mass

Some women discover they have uterine fibroids because they accidentally touch a lump in their lower abdomen. These patients usually have no symptoms, and the lump is more noticeable in the morning when they hold their urine.

4. Compression symptoms

Because the uterus is located between the bladder muscle and the rectum, when uterine fibroids grow relatively large, they can press forward on the bladder, causing urgency and increased urination. Sometimes, due to the compression of the bladder by the fibroids, urine cannot be cleaned and is retained in the bladder, causing inflammation and infection. The enlarged uterus can compress the rectum, and the patient will experience difficulty in defecation and constipation.

5. Abdominal pain, back pain, feeling of falling

If there are no complications with uterine fibroids, there will be no abdominal pain. When the pedicle of subserosal uterine fibroids is torsion, acute abdominal pain may occur. When the uterine fibroids are large, they will compress and pull the blood vessels, nerves and connective tissues in the pelvic cavity, and cause blood accumulation in the pelvic cavity, resulting in lower abdominal swelling and dice pain. Fatigue or menstruation may be aggravated by symptoms of pelvic congestion.