Patient's question:
These days, for some unknown reason, I've had an increase in leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, and also lower back pain. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, the doctor said it was due to uterine hypertrophy. Could you please tell me what causes uterine hypertrophy?Doctor's answer:
There are many reasons that can lead to uterine enlargement, such as chronic incomplete involution of the uterus in multiparous women, which causes fibrosis of elastic fibers within the uterine muscle layer between smooth muscles and around blood vessels, resulting in uterine hypertrophy; ovarian dysfunction: prolonged estrogen influence can cause thickening of the uterine muscle layer; inflammation: such as chronic adnexal inflammation, pelvic connective tissue inflammation, and chronic uterine myitis, etc.; pelvic congestion, which can lead to fibrosis of uterine connective tissue and subsequently cause uterine hypertrophy; arteriosclerosis of the uterine muscle layer, etc. The specific cause can only be determined through further careful examination. During the treatment of uterine hypertrophy, in addition to symptomatic treatment, the patient's dietary condition and psychological state are also crucial.