During the physical examination of a young woman, hair and sticky substances were found in the uterus. What happened?

"A woman without a uterus is incomplete." Although this sentence is too extreme, it is not unreasonable. The uterus is indeed a very important aspect for women.

It can help women give birth to new life. On the other hand, it is also the strength of girls to maintain beauty. So, what functions does the uterus have for the female body? Today the doctor will take you to understand this great wonder - the uterus .

First of all, let's understand the four functions of the uterus

〖Menstruation generation〗: Menstruation is the secondary sexual characteristic of women, the menstrual cycle is 28 to 30 days, and menstruation comes from the uterus, which can reflect physical conditions such as pregnancy or illness. Regular hematopoiesis and blood loss caused by menstruation can strengthen the hematopoietic system. Speed ​​up metabolism.

〖Immune function〗: The uterus is a part of the immune system, which can secrete a variety of hormones to maintain immune balance. In addition, the monthly menstruation of the uterus has the effect of cleaning the vagina and detoxification, which can reduce the probability of gynecological diseases

〖 Fertility Function 〗: Fertility function is an important function to complete human reproduction and continuation, and it is a symbol of a woman's maturity.

〖Endocrine function〗: In addition to providing 50% to 70% of the blood supply to the bilateral ovaries to maintain the function of the ovaries, the uterus also secretes many hormones, such as prostaglandins, prolactin, insulin growth factor, relaxin, epithelial growth factor, Endothelin, cytokines and enzymes are involved in the endocrine function of women.

Note: These actions can harm the uterus

1. Multiple abortions

Women do not do a good job of contraception, and after an unplanned pregnancy, they terminate the pregnancy through artificial abortion, medical abortion, etc., and the uterus is vulnerable to damage.

Because the endometrium will be damaged after repeated miscarriages, and the thickness of the endometrium is not up to standard, it is more difficult for women to have normal fertility, and their physiological period will also be affected, often with menstrual disorders.

2. Increased abdominal pressure for a long time

Chronic cough and prolonged constipation can lead to increased abdominal pressure, which can harm the uterus, especially in older women.

Excessive abdominal pressure will increase the pressure on the uterus, bladder and rectum, as well as increase the pressure on the pelvic floor muscles, which will reduce the supporting strength of the pelvic floor muscles over time, and even cause uterine prolapse and urinary incontinence.

3. Excessive indulgence

A woman's uterus is damaged, which is likely to be excessive indulgence, frequent sexual life, and mechanical damage to the vaginal mucosa without paying attention to restraint. The bacteria may continue to invade, and the affected uterus is likely to have lesions.

Some men are still living during the women's physiological period, and the possibility of bacterial contamination and bacterial invasion increases, which is not good for the maintenance of women's uterus.

4. Smoking and drinking

Nowadays, the society has very high requirements for women. While demanding economic independence, they also have to face complex interpersonal relationships and take care of the elderly and children at home. In fact, the pressure of women is no less than that of men. A considerable number of women will smoke and drink. relieve worries.

However, the harmful substances and alcohol in cigarettes can damage the lungs, liver and uterus, destroy the environment in the uterus, reduce the resistance, and even induce uterine diseases.

5. Not actively treating gynecological diseases

There are many types of women's gynecological inflammation. Not actively treating it will make the body very uncomfortable, and bacteria will also enter the uterus through the cervix, causing damage to the uterus.

During the physical examination of a young woman, hair and sticky substances were found in the uterus. What happened?

One of my patients, Xiaomei, is a high school student. She was fifteen years old when she had her period, and her menstrual cycle was very irregular, sometimes only once every two months. She didn't care too much about this kind of thing, so she didn't tell her parents.

She checked online examples related to her own condition, and she found that some netizens said that taking ketones can improve menstrual irregularities, so she went to the pharmacy to buy such medicines to take, and her periods became more and more on time.

Although Xiaomei took the medicine for a period of time, her menstrual period was more regular than before, but she gained a lot of weight. In the end, she was already obese and a little abnormal. Xiaomei's parents felt that something was wrong, so they took her to the hospital for a detailed physical examination.

The doctor made a detailed examination of Xiaomei's body. It turned out that Xiaomei took a drug with a relatively high copper content, which caused too much copper in her body, and a teratoma appeared. The fetal tumor is already very large, and if surgery is not performed in time, the cervix may be glued.

In fact, irregular menstruation has a lot to do with the health of the uterus, and the existence of teratoma causes serious damage to the uterus, especially for young girls.

What is a teratoma?

Teratomas originate from the primordial germ cells of the embryonic gonads and are the most common germ cell tumors. Most are composed of multiple germ layers, occasionally only one germ layer is present, and most are benign.

Because germ cells contain human ectodermal, mesodermal and endodermal tissue components, the tumor will contain hair, oil, skin, teeth, bone fragments and other ectodermal tissues, and may also contain mesodermal or Endodermal tissue such as muscle, gastrointestinal, thyroid tissue, etc.

Teratomas occur in the gonads and the midline of the body, and are most commonly found in the ovaries, testes, sacrococcygeal, mediastinum, and retroperitoneum.

Ovarian teratoma is generally asymptomatic clinically, but may have abdominal distension, mild abdominal pain and compression symptoms when it grows up. It is also common in clinical practice to discover abdominal pain due to tumor torsion during surgery.

Reminder: It is very important for women of childbearing age to do a pregnancy test before pregnancy, especially the annual gynecological examination is essential, so that related diseases can be detected in time and early intervention can be achieved.