Patient's question:
My best friend's stomach swelled up for no reason a while ago, and now her menstrual cycle is irregular. Her vaginal discharge also has a strong odor. After a thorough examination at the hospital, it was diagnosed as uterine fibroids. Now she's asking if it can be left untreated?Doctor's answer:
Uterine fibroids are a common gynecological disease that severely interferes with women's lives and training. Therefore, women with uterine fibroids must be treated promptly.Uterine fibroids control the fallopian tube entrance, leading to infertility and miscarriage, while uterine deformation hinders the implantation of the fertilized egg. Additionally, women with fibroids often suffer from ovarian dysfunction, resulting in infertility. The inflammation caused by rupture allows pathogens to invade, leading to gynecological conditions such as adnexitis and pelvic inflammatory disease.
The complications of fibroids are mainly caused by the inversion of the tumor stalk or acute endometritis. The inflammation may sometimes be purulent, and in rare cases, it may form abscesses in the tissues. Intestinal adhesion may occur after the complete torsion of the stalk in subserosal fibroids, which can be infiltrated by intestinal bacteria. Inflammatory fibroids adhering to the uterine appendages may cause purulent inflammation.