What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids? Common manifestations of uterine fibroids

Many people are actively learning about the symptoms of uterine fibroids. Only by understanding the symptoms of uterine fibroids can we provide suggestions for active diagnosis and treatment. Experts analyze the symptoms of uterine fibroids and see how to treat uterine fibroids correctly.

Symptoms of uterine fibroids:

(1) Abdominal mass: Some women are diagnosed with uterine fibroids by accidentally feeling a mass in their lower abdomen. These patients often do not have any symptoms, and the mass can be felt more clearly in the early morning when they hold their urine.

(2) Menstrual changes: This is the most common symptom of uterine fibroids, which is manifested by an increase in menstrual flow. The menstrual cycle is longer than before, the menstrual cycle is shorter, and the menstruation is frequent. The menstrual cycle can be shortened to 15-20 days, and each menstrual bleeding exceeds 7 or 8 days. The menstrual flow increases significantly and there may be blood clots. Submucosal uterine fibroids can also cause irregular vaginal bleeding and menstruation is not clean. If the patient also has ovarian dysfunction, there will also be menstrual disorders.

(3) Abdominal pain, backache, and feeling of falling: If there are no complications of uterine fibroids, there will be no abdominal pain. When the pedicle of the subserous 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 deposition in the pelvic cavity, resulting in lower abdominal swelling and back pain. Due to the symptoms of pelvic congestion, fatigue or menstruation may be aggravated. During pregnancy or postpartum period, the degenerative changes of small blood vessels in the fibroids lead to thrombosis and hemolysis, and the hemoglobin in the blood penetrates into the human fibroid tissue, making the fibroids red, also known as fibroid red degeneration. At this time, the patient will experience severe abdominal pain, accompanied by local fibroid tenderness and fever.

(4) Increased vaginal discharge: Due to the enlargement of the uterine cavity and the area of ​​the endometrium, the secretion of endometrial glands increases, and intramural and submucosal uterine fibroids occur. In addition, the growth of uterine fibroids causes congestion of pelvic blood vessels, leading to increased vaginal discharge. Nearly half of patients with uterine fibroids have symptoms of increased vaginal discharge.

(5) Compression symptoms: Since the uterus is located between the bladder muscle and the rectum, when the uterine fibroids grow relatively large, they can press forward on the bladder protrusion, causing urinary urgency and increased urination frequency. Sometimes, due to the compression of the bladder protrusion by the fibroids, the 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.