With some uterine problems the patient may experience pain or excessive bleeding.
They can also develop tumors or cancer.
These problems require treatment.
Uterine fibroids (myomas) are the most common type of tumor that forms in the female pelvis.
They are benign and can have different sizes.
Many are small and do not produce symptoms or need treatment.
If fibroids grow, they can cause pain, can exert pressure against the bladder or other organs of the pelvis.
Fibroids that press against the membrane of the uterus can cause irregular bleeding or abundant pain.
Fibroids tend to shrink after menopause.
If a patient with fibroids is near the menopause age.
It might be useful to establish if menopause affects the fibroids before trying any treatment.
Some drugs can reduce the size of fibroids, but they work as long as they are being administered.
Once you stop taking them, the fibroids can grow back.
These medicines can help patients that are not near the menopause and have symptoms.
Medicine used to reduce the size of fibroids can cause a loss of bone density if used too long.
Thus, in most cases use only for a few months.
Also administered for short periods, these medicines can be used to shrink fibroids before surgery such as myomectomy.
In this operation only the fibroids are removed.
The uterus remains intact.
In some cases, can not opt for a myomectomy, and it becomes necessary to remove the entire uterus in order to relieve symptoms.
The enlarged fibroid condition can be treated with medications or with various types of surgery, including hysterectomy.
The treatment chosen will depend on the nature and extent of their condition.
It also depends on personal factors, such as its plans to have children in the future, the intensity of the discomfort you are experiencing, and other options that may be indicated.