Patient's question:
My mom has been experiencing frequent lower back pain recently, and her vaginal discharge has sometimes been like cottage cheese. Her menstrual cycle has also been irregular. After that, I went to the hospital for an ultrasound check-up, which revealed a low-echo area on the posterior wall. The doctor told me that a tumor had grown, measuring 0.3 centimeters, and it was diagnosed as a uterine sarcoma.Doctor's answer:
The first choice for uterine fibroids is surgical removal, as medication is generally difficult to control. Uterine fibroids are actually quite common in women. For those with menstrual irregularities, endocrine disorders, or those with excessive nutrition, if they develop fibroids, it is crucial to seek treatment promptly, as fibroids continue to grow. If left untreated, surgical intervention will eventually be necessary. For fibroids smaller than 5 centimeters, Western medicine typically recommends observation, which is essentially a passive wait for the fibroid to grow until it meets surgical criteria.Surgery includes two options: total hysterectomy and myomectomy. Surgery not only causes significant damage to the patient and has a long recovery period but also may lead to numerous postoperative complications, such as abdominal adhesions. More importantly, the recurrence rate after myomectomy is very high—over 70% of patients will develop new fibroids in the short term, with a higher recurrence rate for multiple fibroids.