Fibroma

Fibroid tumors are the most common gynecological disease and are benign formations of connective tissue. Fibroma can develop in any organ with smooth muscles, but most often it affects the uterus. Having the appearance of a single node or their cluster, tumors can have a size from a few millimeters to 30 cm or more.

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How does fibroma manifest itself?

Often, fibroid growth is asymptomatic and stops with the onset of menopause, without requiring special intervention. In women of childbearing age, early diagnosis of fibroid allows for drug treatment or to reduce the trauma of surgery to a minimum, and thus preserve reproductive function. Depending on the location on the surface of the uterus, fibroid may have subserous, submucous and intramural nodes. The first type of fibromatous nodes appears on the outer layer of the uterus, does not affect the menstrual cycle, but can interfere with nearby organs.

Submucous fibroma is less common, it develops under the uterine mucosa and is dangerous due to heavy bleeding. Intramural nodes are located on the inner surface of the uterus, causing severe pain in the pelvic area. There is reason to believe that the appearance of fibroid tumors directly depends on hormonal levels. Taking contraceptives and the production of estrogen associated with pregnancy provoke the appearance and enlargement of nodes. The onset of menopause, when hormone levels decrease naturally, can lead to a decrease or complete disappearance of the tumor. An actively growing fibroma causes certain symptoms, when which a visit to the doctor should not be postponed.

What you should pay attention to first:

• Changes in the menstrual cycle, bleeding is prolonged and painful.
• Increased urge to urinate, caused by the fibroid pressing on the bladder.
• A feeling of heaviness and pain in the lower abdomen, pain during intimacy.
• Bloating, flatulence during menstruation.
• Nagging pain in the lower back, constipation.

How is fibroma recognized?

The presence of all or several signs may indicate that the patient is developing fibroma, which requires treatment. To confirm the diagnosis, the gynecologist prescribes an ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography. In some cases, hysteroscopy is used - the most accurate examination, carried out under anesthesia.

How is fibroma treated?

Depending on the growth rate and size of the tumor, drug and surgical treatment of uterine fibroids may be used.

Medication includes taking painkillers, dietary supplements with a high iron content, preventing the development of anemia and non-steroidal drugs. Hormonal therapy has a number of side effects and is used quite rarely.

If the result can only be achieved by surgery, a low-trauma method is hysteroscopic resection. In this case, the fibroid is removed with a surgical instrument through the cervix, leaving the woman with the opportunity to become pregnant later. A radical method of treating fibroid tumors is hysterectomy. If the fibroid is complicated by an ovarian tumor or endometriosis, the uterus is completely removed. Sometimes, to prevent the ovarian tumor from degenerating into a malignant neoplasm, one or both ovaries can be removed along with the uterus. In young women, such an operation requires further hormonal therapy.

It should be said that fibroma is not cured by folk remedies and spells, but timely contact with a specialist will help choose the best method of treatment.