Uterine Fibroids Diagnosis And Treatment
Many women who have uterine fibroids don’t have any symptoms. Many women have uterine fibroids sometime thunder empire during their lives. Uterine fibroids are common growths of the uterus. Cervical Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Dr. Megan Wasson Endometrial Cancer Gynecologic Cancer hysterectomy minimally invasive surgery Ovarian Cancer Dr. Wasson says treatment is not one-size-fits-all, and she encourages patients to ask their healthcare team questions. Minimally invasive surgery uses small incisions and special tools, causing less damage to the body than traditional surgery.
These include laparoscopic or robotic myomectomy, radiofrequency ablation, and MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery (FUS). Also, some procedures may only treat some of the fibroids present at the time of treatment. Talk with your healthcare professional about the risks and benefits of these procedures if you want to keep the ability to become pregnant. With hysterectomy or endometrial ablation, you won’t be able to get pregnant in the future. And women who no longer want to get pregnant have other treatment options for fibroids.
Small particles called embolic agents are injected into the uterine artery through a small catheter. It also doesn’t involve tools being placed in the body. A noninvasive treatment doesn’t involve surgical cuts called incisions. The procedure is performed while you’re inside an MRI scanner. During focused ultrasound surgery, high-frequency, high-energy sound waves are used to target and destroy uterine fibroids. They treat symptoms such as heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pressure.