How to self-examine for patients with uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyoma, are the most common benign tumors of the female genitalia. Most of them are asymptomatic. Some patients may experience vaginal bleeding, abdominal masses, and compression symptoms. For asymptomatic women, the following self-examination methods can be used as a reference for diagnosing the disease. If the patient wants to confirm the disease, he should go to a regular hospital and have a professional doctor to complete it.

1. Observe bleeding

Mainly refers to menstrual blood. Generally speaking, the amount of menstruation is larger than before, postmenopausal bleeding and bleeding during sexual intercourse are mostly caused by cervical disease or uterine fibroids. Therefore, except for bleeding caused by normal menstruation, the cause of bleeding in other cases should be investigated and checked as soon as possible.

2. Observe leucorrhea

Leucorrhea is a mixture of vaginal mucosal exudate, cervical glands and endometrial gland secretions, containing vaginal epithelial exfoliated cells, white blood cells and some non-pathogenic bacteria. Normal leucorrhea is a white, flocculent, viscous liquid. Its amount and properties vary slightly with the menstrual cycle, such as the color,

3. Touching the lump

Both the quality and quantity of the discharge change, especially when pus, blood, or watery discharge appears, sufficient attention should be paid.

The patient can lie flat on the bed on an empty stomach in the early morning, bend his knees slightly, relax his abdomen, and press his lower abdomen with both hands. Larger lumps can be felt.

In addition to the above situations, if the patient has pain in the lower abdomen, waist and sacrum, he should also pay attention and go to the hospital for examination in time to rule out uterine fibroids.