Patient's question:
I've had my baby for three years. I went to the hospital to get an IUD inserted. The doctor said my uterus is large, about 2.3 months pregnant. Is it possible to get an IUD in this condition?Doctor's answer:
There are many causes of uterine enlargement, such as chronic incomplete involution of the uterus in multiparous women, which leads to the proliferation of elastic fiber tissue within the uterine muscle layer between smooth muscles and around blood vessels, resulting in uterine hypertrophy; ovarian dysfunction: continuous estrogen stimulation can cause thickening of the uterine muscle layer; inflammation, such as chronic adnexitis, pelvic connective tissue inflammation, and chronic uterine myitis; pelvic congestion, which can cause proliferation of uterine connective tissue and also lead to uterine hypertrophy; arteriosclerosis of the uterine muscle layer, etc. The specific cause needs to be further examined to be confirmed.