Women over 30 should be alert to uterine fibroids!

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors of the female genitalia. Studies have found that about 20% of women aged 30 to 50 suffer from uterine fibroids. According to infertility doctors, this disease has been increasing in recent years. Although uterine fibroids are benign tumors and most symptoms are not obvious, if they are not discovered in time, they will endanger multiple organs of the body and may also cause infertility. Therefore, early prevention and early treatment are very necessary. The formation of uterine fibroids is related to excessive estrogen levels or long-term estrogen stimulation. If the couple's life is not harmonious for a long time, it will also lead to changes in hormone levels in the body, causing chronic congestion of the uterus, leaving opportunities for the growth of uterine fibroids.

The occurrence of uterine fibroids does not rule out the possibility of heredity. The commander has a friend who was only 25 years old, in the prime of her youth, but she was diagnosed with a uterine fibroid with a diameter of 5 cm in her uterus. When she talked about this with me, I learned that her mother had to have her uterus removed because of multiple uterine fibroids. So it seems that heredity can also affect the presence or absence of uterine fibroids.

Although pregnancy is hard, the woman's uterus will get about a year of rest from the beginning of pregnancy to the first menstruation during lactation. Most hormone secretions will be suspended, and the uterus will not have more problems due to hormonal stimulation. People who have not experienced childbirth cannot experience such a rest period, which leads to a higher chance of developing uterine fibroids than women who have given birth.

In addition to the above-mentioned causes, through the clinical summary of the chief, it is found that the following two types of people are very likely to get uterine fibroids:

For obese women, the more obese they are, the more estrogen is secreted in their bodies. If they do not gain 10kg, the incidence of uterine fibroids will increase by 12%, so it is very important to control your weight.

For women who are under great stress, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, uterine fibroids are caused by "internal injuries due to the seven emotions" and "poor circulation of qi and blood". Joy hurts the heart, anger hurts the liver, thinking hurts the spleen, sadness hurts the lungs, and fear hurts the kidneys. In traditional Chinese medicine, the uterus is connected to the liver. Toxins excreted by the liver will first be eliminated from the uterus through menstrual blood, and the rest will be eliminated through the intestines. Therefore, women have one more way to detoxify than men. This is why women live longer than men.

So what symptoms indicate the occurrence of uterine fibroids? The most obvious change is abnormal menstrual cycle and abnormal menstrual volume. Depending on the location of the fibroids, the changes in menstrual period are also different. The second is abnormal secretions, which will become thick and have a peculiar smell. When the fibroids grow to a certain size, a hard, irregularly shaped mass can be felt in the lower abdomen, especially when holding urine. When the fibroids twist or compress tissues and nerves, acute abdominal pain will occur. When compressing the bladder and rectum, urination and defecation will also become difficult, leading to urinary retention, hydronephrosis, etc.

In addition, uterine fibroids are one of the causes of female infertility or miscarriage. In addition to menstrual cycle disorders and long-term bleeding, they can also cause female anemia, that is, fatigue, pale complexion, palpitations and shortness of breath. Although most uterine fibroids are benign, it is not ruled out that they may be affected by various factors and become cancerous.