What Is a Submucosal Fibroid?

Uterine fibroid (uterus, myoma of), also known as uterine leiomyoma, is the most common benign tumor of female genitalia. Most are asymptomatic, and a few are vaginal bleeding, abdominal masses, and compression symptoms. It can cause pain if the pedicle is twisted or otherwise.

Submucosal myoma

Submucosal fibroids are intramural fibroids that grow into the uterine cavity, protrude from the uterine cavity, and make direct contact with the mucosal layer, accounting for about 10%. This tumor can gradually increase the deformation of the uterine cavity, and often have a pedicle connected to the uterus, such as the pedicle can block the cervix or prolapse out of the vagina. Cervical fibroids are rare. Fibroids grow in the cervix. Due to the low growth site, they can be embedded in the pelvic cavity, causing compression symptoms, difficult surgical resection, and easy damage to the ureter and bladder. Uterine fibroids are often multiple, and the above different types of fibroids can occur in the same uterus at the same time, which is called multiple uterine fibroids.

Submucosal fibroid uterine fibroids

Classification of submucosal fibroids

According to the different parts of the uterus where fibroids are located, they are mainly divided into three types, of which the third type is submucosal fibroids.

Causes of submucosal fibroids

1. Age: Benign tumors mostly occur in women of childbearing stage, malignant tumors mostly occur in elderly women, and a small number of special types of tumors occur in adolescents and young women.

2. Fertility: Premature delivery, dense birth, prolificity and other fertility factors are related. In addition, estrogen levels increase during pregnancy, and fibroids grow rapidly.

3. Sex life hygiene: Unclean sex life causes genital infections, such as: vaginitis, cervicitis, cervical erosion, etc.

4. Endocrinology: Many women take estrogen-containing drugs, supplements, and some beauty and skin care products without the guidance of a doctor, and deliberately or unknowingly increase the level of estrogen in the body.

5, bad lifestyle: smoking, especially heavy smoking, long-term intake of high-fat foods.

How to check submucosal fibroids

One is blood watching: increased menstruation, postmenopausal bleeding or contact bleeding, etc., are often caused by tumors in the cervix or cervix, so the reasons for bleeding other than normal menstruation should be investigated for symptomatic diagnosis and treatment.

The second is the observation zone: the normal leucorrhea is a small amount of slightly viscous white secretion, which will change slightly with the menstrual cycle, but the purulent, bloody, and watery leucorrhea are abnormal.

The third is to touch the mass on your own: In the morning, you lie on the bed on an empty stomach, bend your knees slightly, relax the abdomen, and touch with your hands on the lower abdomen. From light to deep, the mass can be found.

The fourth is to feel pain: pain in the lower abdomen, lower back, or tail of the palate must be paid attention to. Because sometimes pain is the self-exposure of the tumor, such as twisting, rupture or degeneration of the tumor, which can cause abdominal pain.

How to prevent submucosal fibroids

The following precautions should be taken to prevent uterine fibroids:

1, keep the vulva clean and dry, underwear should be wide. If there is too much leucorrhea, you should wash the vulva at any time.

2. After the diagnosis of uterine fibroids, you should go to the hospital for inspection once a month. If the fibroids grow slowly or have not increased, they can be reviewed once every six months; if the increase is obvious, surgical treatment should be considered to avoid severe bleeding or compression of abdominal organs.

3. To prevent excessive fatigue, pay special attention to rest during menstruation.

4, eat more vegetables and fruits, eat less spicy food.

5, do not take extra estrogen, especially after menopause, so as not to grow uterine fibroids. 4 If fertility needs to be preserved but surgery must be performed, fibroids can be removed.

6. If you have too much menstruation, eat more foods rich in iron to prevent iron deficiency anemia.

7. Avoid getting pregnant again. Women with uterine fibroids have poor uterine recovery after an abortion and often cause prolonged bleeding or chronic genital inflammation. ^[1]