How big is the uterine fibroid before surgery? The best treatment for uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids often threaten the patient's body and even cause female infertility. Therefore, everyone is actively paying attention to this disease and actively seeking the best treatment method. Among the many methods of treating uterine fibroids, uterine fibroids are more common. How long does it take for uterine fibroids to be operated on? The following is a detailed analysis by experts.

How many surgeries are needed for uterine fibroids? Under what circumstances does uterine fibroids require surgery? Some patients don't know much about this. In order to allow women to do a good job of prevention and treatment in their lives, experts point out that when the diameter of uterine fibroids is greater than 5 cm, uterine fibroids cause heavy bleeding, leading to long-term anemia in women, and surgery should be performed in time.

The most common symptoms of uterine fibroids are shortened menstrual cycles, increased menstrual volume, prolonged menstruation, irregular vaginal bleeding, etc. Abdominal swelling, palpation of the tumor in the lower abdomen, accompanied by a feeling of falling. Increased leucorrhea, sometimes with a large amount of pus and slough tissue discharge odor.

Generally, patients with uterine fibroids do not have abdominal pain, but often have lower abdominal swelling, back pain, etc. When the subserosal fibroid pedicle is twisted, acute abdominal pain may occur, the fibroid changes red, the abdominal pain is severe, and there is fever. Fibroids compress the fallopian tubes and twist them, or deform the uterus, hindering the implantation of the fertilized egg and leading to infertility.

Uterine fibroids require surgery:

1. The fibroids grow too fast, or after menopause, the fibroids not only do not shrink, but become larger.

2. Uterine fibroids grow to the size of a fist, exceeding 3-4cm, and compressing other pelvic organs. Surgical removal can relieve symptoms, and the probability of large fibroids worsening is greater than that of small fibroids.

3. Uterine fibroids cause heavy bleeding, or long-term menorrhagia, and prolonged menstruation leads to anemia, which cannot be cured by drugs. At this time, surgical resection is an effective solution.

4. If a woman's infertility tests are normal, the cause of infertility may be uterine fibroids that require surgical removal. At the same time, even if she is pregnant, uterine fibroids may lead to habitual miscarriage, in which case surgical treatment is necessary.

How many surgeries are needed for uterine fibroids? The above is a specific analysis given by experts, hoping to help patients. In addition, patients are reminded that when undergoing uterine fibroid surgery, they must actively go to a professional tertiary hospital to treat the disease. Only in a professional hospital can the expected treatment effect be guaranteed.