Uterine fibroids - benign tumor that develops from the muscular layer of the uterus (myometrium). Typically, the symptoms of uterine fibroids occur as a result of hormonal disorders and post-abortion. The disease occurs in 28% of women who often suffer from a woman aged 30 years.
In recent years, obstetricians are increasingly faced with a problem like uterine fibroids and pregnancy (details at the bottom of the page). According to doctors, it is most likely due to the fact that today the average age of mothers has increased significantly, and hormonal disorders in women usually occur right after 30 years. If
you had uterine fibroids was considered a prerogative of mature women over 40 years, but now the age of the disease has become younger.
THE DISEASE UTERINE FIBROIDS
In most cases, the initial stage of the disease has no symptoms and the disease is asymptomatic, but can only appear in gynecological and prenatal examination. In other cases, or forms of uterine fibroids may occur: menstrual dysfunction, bleeding, heavy periods, which could result in anemia, severe abdominal pain. Sometimes there is a violation of urination and defecation difficulty. Quite often develop infertility.
SYMPTOMS OF UTERINE FIBROIDS
If your symptoms are a slight increase in discharge of blood during menstruation or pain in the abdomen before menstruation, the more likely you are not in danger. But you have to imagine - the size of your uterus like a small pear, and with a deterioration in the condition when fibroid symptoms (which is
due to seek treatment) due to the fact that she can start to grow in size. This may indicate a feeling of fullness and distention in, if the fibroids begin to grow toward the back, the frequent constipation. If the uterus is growing forward, there will be frequent urge to urinate. Uterine fibroids may appear, and visual symptoms: swelling in the lower abdomen or abdominal enlargement, as in the early stages of pregnancy.
UTERINE FIBROIDS DURING PREGNANCY
During pregnancy, fibroids tend to continue to grow. This is due both to the high content of hormones, as well as the peculiarities of hormonal metabolism of pregnant women. After delivery, especially with prolonged breast feeding the child, the size of uterine fibroids is usually reduced. There are cases of complete disappearance of fibroids.
UTERINE FIBROIDS DURING CHILDBIRTH
Doctors warn that the presence of fibroids reduces the chance of pregnancy, and sometimes can even cause infertility. Pregnancy (even unintended), had set against the backdrop of uterine fibroids, it is desirable to preserve, as it could trigger an interrupt to the further growth of the tumor, which in turn can lead to infertility and miscarriage in subsequent pregnancies. The threat of interruption in the early stages, which can cause premature birth, is one of the most frequent complications of uterine cancer and pregnancy.
