Will uterine fibroids get better if left untreated?

Uterine fibroids are a disease with a long incubation period. Some friends who do not have symptoms of uterine fibroids do not need treatment. Friends who have symptoms can receive appropriate treatment based on the severity of their condition. Here are some treatment methods for uterine fibroids in detail, I hope it will be helpful to you:

Patients with asymptomatic uterine fibroids generally do not need treatment. Patients with mild symptoms and near menopause can use medication for treatment. Patients with symptoms or suspected sarcoma should undergo surgical treatment. Most uterine fibroids have no obvious symptoms and are difficult to detect. If not treated in time, they can easily cause a variety of harms.

1. Infection and suppuration.

Uterine fibroids can cause pelvic congestion and infection. The infection is mostly the result of tumor pedicle torsion, while blood-borne infection is extremely rare. After infection, a few patients develop abscesses in the tumor tissue, while the rest present with purulent presentation.

2. Infertility or miscarriage.

Patients with uterine fibroids have the fibroid tissue in the uterine cornu compressing the entrance of the fallopian tube, causing the uterus to deform and hindering the implantation of the fertilized egg, ultimately leading to infertility. In addition, statistics show that the spontaneous abortion rate of patients with fibroids is higher than that of ordinary people, with a ratio of 4:1.

3. Myoma free.

Subserosal uterine fibroids may twist at the pedicle, causing acute abdominal pain. In severe cases, if surgical treatment is not performed immediately, the pedicle may be twisted off and a free fibroid may be formed. Of course, the twisted fibroids can also pull the entire uterus and cause axial torsion of the uterus (mostly occurring near the internal opening of the cervical canal).

4. Secondary anemia.

Uterine fibroids can cause excessive menstrual bleeding, which over time can cause secondary anemia and even trigger anemic heart disease. In severe cases, patients may experience adverse symptoms such as general fatigue, pale complexion, palpitations and shortness of breath.

5. Adhesions or inflammation.

After the pedicle of a subserosal uterine fibroid is twisted, intestinal adhesion will occur, which will then be infected by intestinal bacteria. The inflamed fibroid will adhere to the uterine appendages, causing purulent inflammation. On the other hand, fibroids can also cause pathogens to invade other uterine organs due to bleeding, causing gynecological inflammations such as adnexitis and pelvic inflammatory disease.

6. Malignant lesions.

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors, but a small number of women still cannot escape the risk of malignant transformation (the malignant transformation rate is about 1%), which is particularly prominent in older women. Therefore, patients with rapidly growing fibroids or postmenopausal fibroids should be vigilant.

Uterine fibroids are a benign tumor that may become malignant, but the possibility of uterine fibroids becoming malignant is very small. Therefore, if uterine fibroids appear, they must not be ignored or left undetected. You should go to the hospital for examination to determine whether they have become malignant, and then receive appropriate treatment. The above is some material about uterine fibroids prepared for everyone. I hope it can help you understand uterine fibroids.