Knowledge on the recurrence rate of uterine fibroids

For many female friends, gynecological diseases have always been a major disease that invades their bodies. Due to the particularity of the female reproductive tract, it is easy for bacteria to invade. In addition, if they do not pay attention to their physical health and hygiene in daily life, it will lead to gynecological diseases. So do you know about uterine fibroids? Do you know about the recurrence rate of uterine fibroids?

Repeated estrogen stimulation is the key to recurrence of uterine fibroids

"The chance of recurrence of uterine fibroids depends on the number of fibroids, age, genetics, personal eating habits, etc." Wan Lan, director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the 458th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, said that among premenopausal women, the younger the age at the time of surgery, the higher the recurrence rate of fibroids; in addition, the recurrence rate of multiple uterine fibroids is also relatively high. Most patients experience recurrence 2-5 years after surgery, and the recurrent fibroids do not necessarily grow at the same location as the original fibroids.

Director Wan Lan said that local hormone imbalance is one of the currently recognized causes of uterine fibroids, and repeated estrogen stimulation is the key to the recurrence of uterine fibroids. Therefore, uterine fibroids often occur in women of childbearing age with active ovarian function. At the same time, younger women with normal estrogen levels have a higher recurrence rate than women approaching menopause whose estrogen levels have dropped significantly.

Eating estrogen foods will increase the recurrence rate of fibroids

Similarly, if you take medicines, foods, or health products containing estrogen, such as royal jelly, hormone-raised animals and plants, etc., the chance of fibroid recurrence is likely to increase. "Be especially wary of health products that can delay aging and beautify the skin." Wan Lan reminded that the management of health products is not as strict as that of medicines. Some breast enhancement, beauty products or health products with added hormones are usually claimed to be "anti-aging", "premature aging" and "have miraculous effects on beauty". However, these beauty products and health products are likely to contain estrogen, which will promote the growth and recurrence of fibroids when taken by patients.

Therefore, regardless of whether uterine fibroids need to be removed or not, women who have or have had uterine fibroids should pay attention to their diet and avoid taking estrogen and estrogen-containing foods unnecessarily. A balanced diet is more important, and you should never blindly pursue the beauty and anti-aging effects of health supplements.

Although once uterine fibroids recur, the uterus may need to be removed. But there are exceptions. "The chance of recurrence of a single fibroid is low. For patients with small fibroids, close to menopause, not affecting menstruation, and who want to have children, there is no need to remove the uterus." Some patients can also control or delay the timing and extent of the recurrence of uterine fibroids by taking medication. But what medicine to take and how long to take it depends on the patient's individual condition. Because the drug has side effects, it is usually only taken for 3-6 months. However, if there is a desire to have children, the fertility problem must be solved first. In this case, drug treatment is not suitable. (Reporters: Wu Yanling and He Xiaozhe)

I hope this knowledge can serve as a better warning to female friends. These are some common sense about the recurrence rate of uterine fibroids. Therefore, people who do not want to get sick must pay attention to their diet, take good care of their bodies, and start from every little thing in life to prevent the occurrence of gynecological diseases and the invasion of bacteria into the body, causing some gynecological inflammations. I also hope that all women are healthy.