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Izikhumba zesibeletho ezinkulu kunezentimitha ezingu-5 (cishe amayintshi angu-2) ngokuvamile lapho odokotela beqala ukunaka kakhudlwana. Uma nje isikhumba sifinyelela ku-5 kuya ku-6 centimeters noma ngaphezulu, ingozi yezinkinga ezifana nokuqhekeka noma i-ovarian torsion (ukuguguleka) ikhuphuka ngokwanele kangangokuthi udokotela wakho angase afune ukuyibeka iso eduze noma axoxe ngokwelashwa. Izikhumba ezingaphezu kuka-10 centimeters (cishe amayintshi angu-4) ngokuvamile zinconywa ukuba zihlinzwe.
Kodwa-ke, indaba iyona le. Usayizi uwedwa awutsheli yonke indaba. Ukuthi isikhumba sibukeka kanjani ku-ultrasound, ukuthi siyakhula yini, hlobo luni lwaso, nokuthi unezimpawu yini konke kunomthelela ekutheni udokotela wakho anqume kanjani ukusinakekela. Isikhumba esingu-4 centimeters esibukeka siyinkimbinkimbi noma esisolisayo singakhathaza kakhulu kunaleso esingu-6 centimeters esilula esigcwaliswe uketshezi futhi sibukeka singenzeki lutho.
Izikhumba eziningi zesibeletho ziwela kulolu hlu, futhi iningi lazo alilimazi neze. Lezi ngokuvamile ziyizikhumba ezisebenzayo ezakheka njengengxenye evamile yomjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini. Njalo ngenyanga, isibeletho sakho sikhiqiza isikhwama esincane esigcwele uketshezi esibizwa nge-follicle ukuze sigcine futhi sikhulule iqanda. Ngezinye izikhathi leyo follicle ayivuli ukukhulula iqanda, noma iyazivala bese igcwala uketshezi ngemuva kokuvulwa kweqanda. Kunoma iyiphi indlela, uthola isikhumba esincane.
Iningi lazo lizimela ngokwalo phakathi kwemijikelezo eyodwa kuya kwemithathu yokuya esikhathini. Mhlawumbe ngeke wazi ukuthi kukhona yini lapho ngaphandle kokuthi ivele ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okujwayelekile kwe-pelvic noma i-ultrasound eyenziwa ngesinye isizathu. Udokotela wakho cishe uzophakamisa indlela yokulinda futhi ubuke, okusho ukuthi buyeke ukubuyekeza nge-ultrasound emavikini ambalwa noma ezinyangeni ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi isihambile.
Izikhumba kulolu hlu zisavame ukuba yi-benign, kodwa zidinga ukubhekwa kuseduze. Udokotela wakho angase afune ama-ultrasounds alandelelwe ukuze abheke ukuthi isikhumba siyakhula yini, sihlala simile yini, noma sincipha yini. Ingozi yokuba nomdlavuza kulesi sayizi iseyincane kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma usengakaze uguge futhi isikhumba sibukeka silula (okusho ukuthi sigcwaliswe uketshezi olucacile).
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izikhumba zaleli sayizi zingaqala ukubangela izimpawu ezibonakalayo. Ungase uzwe ubuhlungu obubuthakathaka noma ingcindezi esifubeni sakho esingezansi ohlangothini lwesikhumba. Abanye abantu babona ukuqunjelwa, ukungakhululeki ngesikhathi sokulala nobudlelwano, noma umuzwa wokugcwala. Lezi zimpawu azisho ngempela ukuthi kukhona okungalungile. Vele zisho ukuthi isikhumba sikhulu ngokwanele ukuthi umzimba wakho usibone.
Udokotela wakho uzobheka isimo sonkana. Imali yakho, izimpawu zakho, ukuthi isikhumba sibukeka kanjani ezithombeni, nokuthi unazo yini izinto ezingase zibangele umdlavuza wesibeletho konke kusiza ukuqondisa izinyathelo ezilandelayo.
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Lapha yilapho ingxoxo iyashintsha. Izikhumba ezinkulu kunezi-6 centimeters zineyingozi enkulu yezinkinga, noma ngabe iningi lazo lisengenawo umdlavuza. Izinto ezimbili eziyinhloko kulesi sayizi yi-ovarian torsion ne-rupture.
I-ovarian torsion yenzeka lapho isisindo sesikhumba sibangela ukuthi isibeletho siguguleke ezindongeni ezisibambayo. Lokhu kusika ukujikeleza kwegazi esibelethweni futhi kuyisimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha. Into eyinhloko eyimbangela ingozi yisibeletho esikhulu kune-5 centimeters, futhi ingozi ikhuphuka ngosayizi. I-torsion ingabangela ubuhlungu obubukhali besifuba obuzungezile kanye nokuhlanza nokugabha. Uma ingelashwa ngokushesha ngokuhlinzwa, isibeletho singalahlekelwa ukujikeleza kwegazi futhi sife.
Ukuqhekeka enye ingozi eyinhloko. Lapho isikhumba sikhula, kunethuba elikhulu lokuthi singahluleka ukuhlala sinjalo. Isikhumba esiqhekekile sivame ukubangela ubuhlungu obubukhali obuzungezile ozizwa ohlangothini olulodwa lwesifuba sakho esingezansi. Ezimweni eziningi, uketshezi luyomuncwa umzimba wakho futhi ubuhlungu buyehlise emva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ukuqhekeka kungaholela ekophelweni kwegazi ngaphakathi okudinga ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo. Lokhu kuvame kakhulu ezikhumbeni ezinkulu.
Izikhumba ezifinyelela ku-10 centimeters noma ngaphezulu ngokuvamile zithathwa njengezinkulu ngokwanele ukuba zidinge ukuhlinzwa. Kulesi sayizi, ingozi ye-torsion, ukuqhekeka, nengcindezi kumalungu aseduze afana nesinye nomgudu wokudla ithuthuka kakhulu. Ungase ube nomuzwa wokufuna ukuchama njalo, ubunzima bokudlula esitokisini, noma ubuhlungu besifuba obuqhubekayo.
Izikhumba ezinkulu nazo zinezinga eliphezulu kancane lokuthi zingaba yinto ehlukile kune-functional cyst elula. Izikhumba ze-dermoid, i-cystadenomas, kanye ne-endometriomas zingakhula zifike kulesi sayizi nangaphezulu. Noma ngabe iningi lazo lisengenawo umdlavuza, udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuhlola isikhumba ngokucophelela ngezithombe futhi ngezinye izikhathi nezivivinyo zegazi ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi akukho okunye okubi kakhulu.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izikhumba zingakhula kakhulu. Izincwadi zezokwelapha zibika izikhumba ezifinyelela ku-15 kuya ku-30 centimeters, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Lezi zikhumba ezinkulu kakhulu cishe njalo zidinga ukuhlinzwa.
Yebo, iyashintsha. Kubantu besifazane abaseqophelweni lokuzala, izikhumba zesibeletho ziyimvamisa kakhulu futhi iningi lazo ziyizikhumba ezisebenzayo ezingenawo umdlavuza. Odokotela ngokuvamile bazethemba ukuqapha izikhumba ezibukeka zilula ngezithombe zokulandelwa.
Kodwa ngemuva kokuguga, isimo siyashintsha. Izibeletho zakho azisadlulanga emijikelezweni yenyanga, ngakho-ke izikhumba ezisebenzayo akufanele zibe khona. Noma yisiphi isikhumba sesibeletho esitholakala ngemuva kokuguga sifanelwe ukuhlolwa ngokucophelela, noma ngabe sincane. Ingozi yokuthi isikhumba singaba nomdlavuza ikhuphuka ngemali, futhi udokotela wakho angase ancome ukungenelela kusenesikhathi ezikhumbeni zangemva kokuguga ezingase zinakekelwe kumuntu osemncane.
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Kungakhathalekile ukuthi sayizi esitshelwe ukuthi isikhumba sakho siyini, izimpawu ezithile zisho ukuthi kufanele ufune usizo lwezokwelapha ngaso leso sikhathi. Lezi zimpawu zingakhomba ku- ukuqhekeka noma i-torsion, zombili zidinga ukunakwa ngokushesha.
Buka lezi zimpawu:
Uma uke wazibona ezinye zalezi, ungabambezeleki ukubona ukuthi ziyadlula yini. Hamba uye egumbini lezimo eziphuthumayo. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kungavikela isibeletho sakho futhi kuvimbele izinkinga ezingathi sina.
Uma udokotela wakho ethole isikhumba, into ewusizo kakhulu ongayenza ukuhlala unakekela ukuphakathi kokuphakathi kwezinkulumo zakho. Izikhumba eziningi ziyazimela ngokuthula. Ama-ultrasound avamile avumela udokotela wakho ukuba alandelele noma yiziphi izinguquko kusayizi noma ukubukeka ukuze akwazi ukungenelela kusenesikhathi uma kukhona okushintshayo.
Uma unezimpawu ezifana nobuhlungu besifuba obuqhubekayo, ukuqunjelwa, noma izinguquko emijikelezweni yakho, khuluma ngazo endaweni yakho elandelayo. Futhi uma udokotela wakho encoma ukulinda nokubuka, lokho ngokuvamile kuyisibonakaliso esihle kakhulu. Kusho ukuthi bayazethemba ukuthi isikhumba sibukeka silula nokuthi umzimba wakho uzosibhekana naso ngokwawo.
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