Patient's question:
My mother frequently experiences lower back pain, leg swelling, and leukorrhea that once appeared like cottage cheese. Her menstrual cycle is also very irregular. After a thorough examination at the hospital, the ultrasound revealed a low-echo area in the posterior wall, described as a tumor that had grown to 0.3 centimeters. It sounds quite frightening, and the doctor said it's a uterine sarcoma. What medication should be taken for uterine sarcoma?Doctor's answer:
Uterine fibroids must be surgically removed; medication is generally difficult to suppress. Uterine fibroids are actually quite common in women. Those with menstrual irregularities, endocrine disorders, or excessive nutrition should seek treatment promptly if they develop fibroids, as they continue to grow and may require surgical intervention later. For fibroids smaller than 5 centimeters, Western medicine often recommends careful observation, which is essentially a passive wait-and-see approach—waiting for the fibroids to grow beyond surgical indications before proceeding with surgery. Surgery includes two options: total hysterectomy and fibroid removal.