Uterus enlargement: causes and main signs

Uterus is a smooth-muscular unpaired hollow organ, which is located in a small pelvis between the rectum and the bladder. The increase in the uterus is most often due to a woman's pregnancy. However, this process can also indicate the presence of a pathological process.

As a rule, the size of this body is commensurate with the woman's fist. In the event that the sizes become more normal, it is possible to speak about such process as an increase in the uterus. The causes of this disease are diverse, and can indicate the presence of diseases such as a tumor, myoma, adenomyosis, ovarian cyst.

Most often a woman does not know that the uterus is enlarged. The reasons for this are related to the asymptomatic course of diseases, especially at the initial stage. However, there are some signs that a woman should pay attention to:

• Pain in the lower abdomen.
• Menorrhagia (profuse bleeding during menstruation).
• The appearance of significant blood clots during menstruation.
• Occurrence of sudden bleeding.
• Anemia.
• A change in the hormonal background and a sharp increase in weight.
• Flatulence.

So, let's see why the uterus increases. The causes can be associated with the appearance of fibroids. Its development is due to an elevated level of estrogen with a simultaneous lack of progesterone in the woman's blood. Myoma is a growth or a benign tumor of the organ. By the age of 35, almost a third of the female population has acquired this disease. In the absence of signs, it is found on routine examination by a gynecologist and is confirmed by such research methods as ultrasound, hysteroscopy.

The ovarian cyst can also contribute to the growth of the uterus. The causes of this disease can be associated with irregular menstrual cycles, obesity, hormonal disorders. Ovarian cyst is a bulging, rounded shape that forms on the surface of the organ. The cyst is usually a cavity that is filled with a specific fluid. It is found most often when there is a specific symptomatology and when carrying out ultrasound of the small pelvis.

With adenomyosis in the muscles of the reproductive organ, the endometrium grows, which leads to the appearance of such a phenomenon as an increase in the uterus. Causes of pathology can be associated with stressful situations, infatuation with solariums or sunbathing, genetic predisposition, transferred uterine surgical operations. The disease is diagnosed when performing ultrasound, gynecological examination, coloscopy, hysteroscopy.

The development of such a disease as uterine cancer also contributes to a pathological increase in the organ. The causes of the appearance can serve as endocrine disorders, fibromyoma, obesity, anovulation. Leading methods of research - histology and ultrasound.

The attending physician, upon examination, can detect an increase in the uterus and prescribe a further study to the woman for a more accurate diagnosis.