What is endometrial thickening?

Endometrial thickening is a common uterine disease. Many people do not know much about this disease. So what is endometrial thickening? What are the symptoms? The following editor will introduce you to the disease knowledge of endometrial thickening.

What is endometrial thickening

The endometrium is the mucous membrane that covers the uterine cavity. It is one of the most differentiated tissues in the human body. The endometrium develops and grows slowly during childhood. It is not until the early stages of menarche that estrogen has a significant effect on the endometrial glandular stroma. Endometrial thickening is mainly due to the stimulation of excessive estrogen. Endometrial hyperplasia rarely occurs in women with normal menstrual cycles.

Menstruation is a sign that female sexual function is beginning to mature. The endometrium also undergoes periodic changes during the menstrual cycle. Under normal circumstances, an egg is ovulated in each menstrual cycle. If there is no conception, menstruation will occur and a new cycle will begin. If the egg is fertilized and pregnancy occurs, the endometrium will undergo decidualization.

The menstrual cycle is mainly regulated by ovarian hormones. If the ovarian hormones are disordered, it will inevitably cause menstrual disorders and the endometrium will also have corresponding morphological changes. The clinical manifestations are amenorrhea or "functional uterine bleeding". Among them, "functional uterine bleeding" is the most common. There are many reasons for "functional uterine bleeding", and the main causes are also different in different age groups. Among them, endometrial hyperplasia is very common.

Endometrial hyperplasia is caused by a large amount of estrogen stimulating the endometrium. The clinical manifestations are irregular and excessive abnormal uterine bleeding. Patients may have continuous bleeding after a long period of amenorrhea, which may be suspected of miscarriage clinically. It may also manifest as shortened cycles and prolonged menstruation, and the bleeding time may be up to 1 month. Pathological examination shows that the degree of endometrial proliferation is not completely consistent with the severity of bleeding. It manifests as thickening of the endometrium, with a thickness ranging from 3 to 12 mm, and even up to 20 mm in some cases. The endometrium is grayish white or light yellow, with a flat surface or polyp-like protrusions, which may be accompanied by edema, and the cut surface sometimes shows cysts formed by dilated glands.

There are actually many dangers of thick endometrium, the most serious of which is that it can cause infertility in women. Therefore, when women experience endometrial thickening, they must go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the best treatment time.