The female womb is a muscular organ, the main purpose of which is the bearing of the fetus. Uterus is a pear-shaped form, as if inclined forward.
The size of the uterus of a non-pregnant woman of reproductive age is: length from 7 to 8 cm, width about 4-6 cm, weight on average 50 g.
In what cases is the uterus enlarged?
A woman most often does not even know about the changes that have arisen. This can only be reported to her by a gynecologist at the next examination. On the patient's question, why the uterus is enlarged, only the doctor will be able to name the specific reasons.
Most often, the female uterus slightly increases in size before menstruation, or menopause . With age, the uterus increases and changes in size. Changes that do not exceed the limits of the allowable rate are not considered as deviations.
One of the common reasons for the increase in the uterus is a woman's pregnancy. By the end of pregnancy, the uterus is increased several times. Its length is up to 38 cm, width is up to 26 cm, and the uterus weighs about 1200 g. After delivery, it also remains enlarged for some time.
Why else is the uterus enlarged if the woman is not pregnant or has not entered the climacteric period. Here you can identify the following diseases:
- Myoma of the uterus. The disease is a benign tumor that forms on the muscular membrane. The cause of fibroids is the lack of sexual life, abortion, severe labor, disruption in the work of hormones. Usually hormone therapy is used to treat fibroids, and the tumor is surgically removed less often. A combination of both methods of treatment is possible.
- Endometriosis (or its special case - adenomyosis ) is a disease in which the endometrium of the uterus grows, sometimes goes beyond the uterus itself. The causes of this disease can be quite diverse and not fully understood. Treatment for endometriosis of the uterus, usually hormonal, sometimes surgical.
- Cancer is also one of the reasons for the increase in the uterus. Malignant tumor appears in the mucous membrane, which leads to an increase in the uterus. Women are concerned about frequent bleeding outside the menstrual cycle (or menopause), severe pain during sexual intercourse, difficulty urinating.
So, we listed the main female diseases, which will help answer the question of why the uterus is enlarged. Of course, only the doctor can tell the exact cause, having conducted the research, and prescribe a quality treatment. Therefore, in time to see the disease at an early stage, a woman should visit a gynecologist at least 2 times a year.