Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in women, often seen in women between 30 and 50 years of age, and rarely seen in women under 20 years of age! According to autopsy statistics, about 20% of women over 30 years old have uterine fibroids, only that some women without corresponding discomfort are not detected at all. One of the classifications of uterine fibroids: 1. Interstitial fibroids: fibroids are located in the uterine muscle wall, accounting for 60% to 70%. 2. Subplasma fibroids: fibroids grow outside the uterus and protrude from the surface of the uterus. (Broad ligament fibroids belong to this kind), which mostly cause pressure symptoms. 3. Submucosal fibroids: they grow towards the uterine cavity and cause heavy menstrual flow. Myoma degeneration: 1. vitreous degeneration 2. cystic degeneration 3. red degeneration 4. sarcoma-like degeneration 5. calcification Under what circumstances do uterine fibroids require surgery? 1. The uterus is significantly enlarged, exceeding the size of 10 weeks of pregnancy! (normal uterus is the size of your fist); 2. anemia due to excessive menstruation; 3. symptoms of pressure: frequent urination or difficulty in urination (because the fibroids are pressing forward on the bladder); constipation (because the fibroids are pressing backward on the rectum); 4. fast growth of fibroids and suspected malignancy; 5. suspected infertility or multiple miscarriages due to fibroids.