What is the difference between a woman who has lost a uterus and a normal woman? 4 changes that may not change

Xiaoying has often been troubled by dysmenorrhea since college, but because the female friends around her also have dysmenorrhea, so Xiaoying doesn't care too much.

After getting married, Xiaoying felt that the symptoms of dysmenorrhea were still not relieved, especially when she had intercourse.

Although both husband and wife worked hard to prepare for pregnancy, Xiaoying's stomach had not moved for many years. Under the repeated urging of her mother-in-law, Xiaoying had no choice but to go to the hospital for examination.

As a result, the doctor found that her uterus was as big as a leather ball, and initially suspected that it might be uterine fibroids . The doctor also told Xiaoying that uterine fibroids could easily lead to infertility.

Xiaoying checked a lot of information on the Internet. The related search terms for uterine fibroids are "easy to recur" and "hard to cure"... Xiaoying started to panic, and she can't get pregnant in the future? Will my husband divorce me because of this? Xiaoying couldn't sleep or eat for this.

1. Why are more and more women developing uterine fibroids?

Speaking of uterine fibroids, everyone will definitely not feel unfamiliar. What is the incidence of it?

According to the "Chinese Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Uterine Fibroids", it is pointed out that women of childbearing age have a 25% probability of suffering from uterine fibroids, and from the relevant autopsy data, more than 50% of women have uterine fibroids during their lifetime. problem .

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumor disease among women at present. Uterine fibroids are like small stones growing on the endometrial wall, which not only make the originally smooth uterine wall lose contractility and elasticity, but also easily affect women. menstruation.

The exact cause of uterine fibroids is not yet clear, but one thing is certain, uterine fibroids are a hormone-dependent disease.

Especially women with imbalanced estrogen and progesterone levels are more prone to uterine fibroids. If symptoms of uterine fibroids rarely occur during adolescence, new uterine fibroids are rarely seen after menopause.

If women are of childbearing age, uterine fibroids are a high-risk disease. At present, clinical medicine believes that this may be due to the long-term stimulation of uterine fibroids by estrogen and progesterone in women during reproductive age .

In addition, diseases such as ovarian tumors and premature menarche may also lead to abnormal estrogen and progesterone in women and promote the occurrence of uterine fibroids.

At the same time, if women are stressed for a long time, and have bad habits such as sedentary, staying up late, and lack of regular diet , they may affect the stability of women's endocrine, thereby causing the problem of uterine fibroids.

Although uterine fibroids are very common, if they occur, they can also cause certain harm to women.

For example, uterine fibroids continue to press on the uterus, which can lead to irregular menstruation; and the location where uterine fibroids grow can also easily cause discomfort such as back pain and lower abdominal distention; especially uterine fibroids that grow into the uterus, even Squeeze the fallopian tubes, causing infertility or miscarriage.

Second, if I have uterine fibroids, do I have to cut it?

Some women find that they have uterine fibroids during routine physical examinations, and they also have a concern: if they have uterine fibroids, should they cut off the uterus?

In fact, in most cases, uterine fibroids are benign diseases, and only a few will become malignant. The data show that the malignant transformation rate of uterine fibroids ranges from 0.4% to 0.8% .

If some women have no obvious symptoms after developing uterine fibroids, observation and regular review can be considered.

There are also women entering the perimenopausal period, due to the decline of ovarian function, the estrogen level in the body will plummet, which will cause the growth rate of some larger uterine fibroids to slow down or stop , and some small uterine fibroids may even Disappear.

However, if you have the following situations, you should pay attention and consult your doctor as soon as possible:

• When uterine fibroids appear and are accompanied by infertility symptoms;
• When uterine fibroids are still growing after menopause without hormone replacement therapy;
• Uterine fibroids cause heavy menstrual flow or abnormal bleeding, and even cause female anemia, or uterine fibroids compress the digestive, urinary, and nervous systems and cause a series of symptoms, and drug treatment is ineffective;
• When women with uterine fibroids are preparing for pregnancy, they are detected when the diameter of uterine fibroids exceeds 4 cm.

Therefore, women should pay more attention to their physical conditions in peacetime. If they have symptoms such as abnormal menstruation, abdominal pain, increased leucorrhea, infertility, hypoglycemia, secondary anemia , etc., they should be vigilant and do relevant examinations as soon as possible. Investigate the cause.

3. What happens to the body of a woman who has lost her uterus?

Although there are many benign uterine fibroids, if some uterine fibroids with a higher degree of malignant transformation may still face the result of hysterectomy, what will happen to women if they lose the uterus?

1. Early menopause

After the uterus is removed, the endocrine system of women will inevitably be affected, which will also lead to earlier menopause.

2. Menstruation stops

The occurrence of menstruation is related to the periodic hyperplasia and congestion of the endometrium. If a woman has her uterus removed, the monthly menstrual period will disappear and menstruation will naturally stop.

3. Infertility

The uterus is an important organ for women to conceive, and removal of the uterus also means that women cannot have children.

4. Loss of libido

Or hysterectomy will lead to the reduction of estrogen, the reduction of estrogen in women can easily reduce vaginal secretions, or cause vaginal atrophy, which in turn reduces women's libido.

Of course, in addition to these physical changes, women will also face enormous psychological pressure after hysterectomy - without a uterus, wouldn't they become a " man "? Can I still have the same room? If not, will the lover despise him?

In fact, all the characteristics of women are related to estrogen. The main organs for women to produce estrogen are the ovary and adrenal glands , which have nothing to do with the uterus, and will not become a man because the uterus is removed.

As for the issue of intercourse, there is no need to worry too much, because the treatment of women's sexual life is mainly affected by factors such as mental state and age.

Even if the uterus is removed, as long as the woman adjusts her mentality, the husband and wife can communicate well and consult a psychiatrist if necessary, they can still have a married life that satisfies both parties.

Finally, Xiaojiu would like to remind that removing the uterus for health does not mean that you are not perfect.

Because beauty never depends on what you have, every woman is a beautiful and independent individual. And hysterectomy will not accelerate aging nor affect sex life. You must know how to adjust your emotions and mentality, and at the same time, you must believe in science.

References:

[1] "Uterine fibroids "prefer" the same type of women, most of them have this feature. Life Times. 2021-12-06

[2] "Why does a good uterus grow fibroids? Your most concerned questions are here! 》. Tencent Medical Code. 2022-03-17

[3] "Women's Health | Doctors tell you that hysterectomy is not so terrible! 》. Guangzhou Women and Children Center. 2020-07-17

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