Uterine fibroids are formed by the smooth muscle tissue of the uterus and are hormone-dependent diseases, closely related to estrogen and progesterone. They do not develop before puberty and do not appear after menopause because the hormone supply disappears, and the original fibroids may become smaller or even atrophy and calcify.
Are uterine fibroids dangerous?
Generally speaking, most fibroids occur during the reproductive age of women. It can be said that fibroids are the most common benign tumor in gynecology. The vast majority of fibroids are benign, and only a very small number of smooth muscle sarcomas of the uterus can become malignant.
Nonetheless, fibroids may also compress the urethra leading to frequent urination, urgency, urinary retention or incontinence, and can cause bleeding from the lower uterus, anemia or even infertility in women.
How to check for fibroids?
1. Ultrasound examination can be performed to obtain data on the location, size and number of fibroids, which can provide a reference basis for the diagnosis of fibroids.
2, through hysteroscopy, the growth state of fibroids and the degree of pressure of fibroids on the uterine cavity can be observed more visually.
3. If necessary, pathological biopsy can be done to confirm whether it is a malignant sarcoma.
Can fibroids become cancerous?
Many women are afraid that fibroids can become cancerous, but there is no need to worry.
Uterine smooth muscle sarcoma, not fibroids, is the most common type of cancer, but it is often confused with uterine fibroids because of their similarity.
Even so, as long as it is a disease, one should not relax and slacken off, only actively cooperate with doctors for treatment is the right solution!
How to treat uterine fibroids?
1.No treatment needed
It only applies to patients with small fibroids and needs to be reviewed in hospital every 3-6 months. If there is no abnormality, it will shrink and calcify as long as it waits until after menopause.
2.Medication
It is not a substitute for surgery and may recur if the medicine is stopped.
3.Surgical treatment
That is, hysterectomy and myomectomy.
4.Other treatment methods
Microwave therapy, cryotherapy, bipolar cavitation, radiofrequency therapy, focused ultrasound therapy, uterine artery embolization, myoma necrosis therapy, etc.