How to prevent severe teratoma

Ovarian teratoma is a common ovarian germ cell tumor. It is common in women of childbearing age. Most people who suffer from teratoma are benign, with non-specific clinical symptoms, mainly manifested as pelvic masses. Most people tend to ignore it, and by the time they discover it, the disease is already very serious. So, how to prevent severe teratoma?

Generally speaking, the prevention of ovarian teratoma mainly involves the following aspects. Regular physical examinations are required to achieve early detection and early treatment, and follow-up should be done after treatment. Generally, if it is a mature ovarian teratoma, the prevention is relatively good, with normal menstruation and normal pregnancy rate. If it is an immature ovarian teratoma, the prognosis is not very ideal. In this case, the chance of malignant transformation is high, and there is a risk of recurrence. Women should participate in gynecological examinations regularly. Now some units only organize married women to participate in gynecological examinations, but in fact all women of childbearing age should participate in gynecological examinations, especially B-ultrasound examinations, to nip the tumor in the bud or in the early stage.

Mothers should often touch their children's stomachs. Teenagers, women and middle-aged and elderly women should also often touch their own abdomens to see if there are any lumps. After finding a lump, no matter how big or small it is or whether it hurts, you should seek medical attention immediately. The best way to touch is to get up in the morning, empty your bladder, lie flat, bend your legs slightly, and touch from one side of the lower abdomen to the other. If the lump is a hard foreign body, it is suspected to be a tumor.

The prognosis of teratoma is closely related to factors such as the age of first diagnosis, tumor location, incidence of malignant transformation, and treatment results. The younger the age of first diagnosis, the lower the incidence of malignancy. Among them, the malignancy rate of occult teratoma is the highest, reaching 71%; the mixed type is 46%, and the overt type is only 9%.

Prevention of any disease does not mean that the disease will not occur 100%. Therefore, when teratoma appears, we should face it calmly, not complain or worry, but actively accept treatment. In addition, in the treatment of teratoma, people often use surgery, so we should also know more about the care work after surgery.