Patient's question:
What are the harms of uterine fibroids to women? What kind of help do you care about: What are the harms of uterine fibroids to women?Doctor's answer:
Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, are common benign tumors of the female reproductive system. The purpose is to suppress pituitary and ovarian function, reduce estrogen levels, thereby inhibiting their focused growth, but the effect is not very significant.Generally, for small fibroids (<3cm), if there are no symptoms, careful observation and close follow-up can be adopted, with B reexamination every 3-6 months. Clinical diagnosis usually considers a fibroid size of 5cm as a surgical indication. However, for those who want to conceive, a fibroid size of 3cm may also be considered a surgical indication.