What are the obvious manifestations of early symptoms of uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are the most common gynecological diseases. In fact, in order not to delay the best treatment time, we must have a certain understanding of the early symptoms of uterine fibroids . What are the common early symptoms of uterine fibroids? Experts have made the following introduction to the early symptoms of uterine fibroids.

(1) Uterine bleeding: Uterine bleeding is the most common early symptom of uterine fibroids. Clinically, it can be manifested as menorrhagia, cyclical bleeding, increased menstrual volume, and often accompanied by prolonged menstruation. This type of bleeding is the most common; frequent menstruation, shortened menstrual cycle, increased menstrual volume; irregular bleeding, loss of normal menstrual periodicity, long duration, sometimes more, sometimes less, and continuous bleeding, which is more common in submucosal fibroids. Uterine bleeding is more common in submucosal fibroids and intermuscular fibroids, and subserosal fibroids rarely cause uterine bleeding. According to literature reports, the incidence of uterine bleeding in submucosal fibroids, intermuscular fibroids, and subserosal fibroids is 89.5%-100%, 74%-77.7%, and 33.3%-36%, respectively.

(2) Abdominal mass: The uterus is located deep in the pelvic cavity, and the mass cannot be felt in the abdomen when the fibroids first appear. When uterine fibroids gradually increase in size, the uterus exceeds the size of a 3-month pregnancy, or the subserosal fibroids located at the bottom of the uterus are easier to touch from the abdomen. The mass is located in the middle of the lower abdomen, solid, movable but not very mobile, without tenderness, and grows slowly. If the patient's abdominal wall is thick, the uterus is enlarged, or it exceeds the pelvic cavity and even reaches the size of a 4-5-month pregnancy, it is still difficult for the patient to find it by herself. Therefore, few patients with uterine fibroids seek medical treatment due to abdominal masses. Huge submucosal fibroids prolapse outside the vagina, and patients may seek medical treatment due to prolapse of the vulva. Tumors are often accompanied by infection and necrosis. In recent years, patients with this early symptom of uterine fibroids have rarely been seen.

(3) Vaginal discharge: Uterine submucosal fibroids or cervical submucosal fibroids can cause increased vaginal discharge. Once the tumor is infected, there may be a large amount of purulent vaginal discharge. If there is ulceration, necrosis, or bleeding, there may be bloody or purulent vaginal discharge with a foul odor. This is an early symptom of uterine fibroids.

(4) Compression symptoms: Uterine fibroids can cause compression symptoms of surrounding organs. Uterine anterior wall fibroids close to the bladder can cause bladder irritation symptoms, manifested as frequent urination and urgency; when cervical fibroids grow forward to a considerable size, they can also cause bladder compression and lead to upper pubic discomfort, frequent urination, urinary retention or overflow incontinence; giant cervical anterior lip fibroids filling the vagina and compressing the urethra can cause dysuria and even urinary retention. Patients may seek medical attention due to urinary system symptoms. Uterine posterior wall fibroids, especially giant fibroids in the isthmus or posterior lip of the cervix filling the vagina, compress the rectum backwards, and can cause posterior pelvic swelling and constipation. Broad ligament fibroids or giant cervical fibroids develop laterally and embed into the pelvic cavity, compressing the ureter and causing obstruction of the upper urinary tract, resulting in ureteral dilatation and even hydronephrosis. It is rare for lower limb edema to occur due to obstruction of pelvic lymph and venous blood flow caused by fibroid compression.

The four parts introduced in detail above are about the early symptoms of uterine fibroids. I hope you can pay attention to the early symptoms of uterine fibroids. Of course, after we understand the early symptoms of uterine fibroids, we must know how to control the spread of the disease. Finally, I wish the patients a speedy recovery.