What are the main symptoms of uterine fibroids?

In life, many female friends are troubled by some gynecological diseases, and uterine fibroids are one of them. Generally speaking, in the early stages of women suffering from uterine fibroids, if they can understand the main symptoms of uterine fibroids and detect them in time, it will be very helpful for the smooth treatment of uterine fibroids. Therefore, the main symptoms of uterine fibroids introduced below are worthy of everyone's serious understanding.

(1) Uterine bleeding: It is the most important symptom of uterine fibroids and occurs in more than half of the patients. Among them, cyclical bleeding is the most common, which can manifest as increased menstrual volume, prolonged menstrual period or shortened cycle. It may also present as irregular vaginal bleeding that is not related to the menstrual cycle. Uterine bleeding is more common with submucosal fibroids and intramural fibroids, while subserosal fibroids rarely cause uterine bleeding.

(2) Pain: Generally, uterine fibroids do not cause pain, but many patients may complain of a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen and pain in the waist and back. When the pedicle of subserosal fibroids is twisted or uterine fibroids undergo red degeneration, acute abdominal pain may occur. It is not uncommon for fibroids to be combined with endometriosis or adenomyosis, which may cause dysmenorrhea.

(3) Abdominal mass and compression symptoms: When the fibroids gradually grow and cause the uterus to enlarge to more than the size of a 3-month pregnant uterus or become a large subserosal fibroid located at the fundus of the uterus, a mass can often be felt in the abdomen, which is more obvious in the early morning when the bladder is full. The mass was solid, movable, and non-tender. When the fibroids grow to a certain size, they can cause compression symptoms of surrounding organs. Fibroids on the anterior wall of the uterus close to the bladder can cause frequent urination and urgency; giant cervical fibroids compressing the bladder can cause difficulty in urination or even urinary retention; fibroids on the posterior wall of the uterus, especially those in the isthmus or posterior lip of the cervix, can compress the rectum, causing difficulty in defecation and discomfort after defecation; giant broad ligament fibroids can compress the ureter and even cause hydronephrosis.

In fact, after the appearance of uterine fibroids, patients can only start with understanding the symptoms of uterine fibroids in order to control the further development of the disease as soon as possible in treatment. The above article specifically describes the several main symptoms of uterine fibroids, which female friends also need to actively understand in their daily lives.