Uterine Fibroids Treatment - Fibroid Removal Surgery
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What is Uterine Fibroids?
Uterine Fibroids are abnormal noncancerous growths that develop in or on a women’s uterus. Uterine Fibroids aren’t related to an increased risk of uterine cancer and fibroids never develop into cancer. Fibroids are also known as leiomyoma, myomas, uterine fibroids aren't associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer and almost never develop into cancer.
Fibroids will vary in size, shape, and location. They can show up in your uterus, its wall, or on uterus surface. They will additionally attach to your uterus by a stalk- or stem-like structure.
A woman might have only 1 fibroid or several fibroids varied in size. A fibroid may remain terribly tiny for a long time and suddenly grow rapidly, or it will grow slowly for a number of years.
Types of Fibroids
The type of fibroid a woman develops depends on its location within the uterus.
There are mainly 3 different types of uterine fibroids:-
- Subserosal fibroids: These are the most common type. They grow on the surface/outside of the uterus.
- Intramural fibroids: These grow within the muscular wall of the uterus.
- Submucosal fibroids: These fibroids will grow into an open space inside the uterus.
Some fibroids will become pedunculated fibroids, which suggests that the fibroid contains a stalk that attaches to the uterus.
Symptoms of Fibroids
- Increased menstrual cramping
- Pain throughout intercourse
- Menstruation changes
- Longer, more frequent, or heavy menstrual periods
- Menstrual pain (cramps)
- Vaginal bleeding apart from menstruation
- Anemia (from blood loss)
- In the abdomen or lower back (often dull, heavy and aching, however it could also be sharp)
- Difficulty urinating or frequent urination
- Constipation, rectal pain, or tough intestine movements
- Abdominal cramps
- Enlarged female internal reproductive organ and abdomen
- Miscarriages
- Infertility
When is Treatment Necessary for Fibroids?
Fibroids that do not cause symptoms, are small, or occur in a female who is nearing menopause often do not require treatment. Certain signs and symptoms may signal the need for treatment:
- Heavy or painful menstrual periods that cause anemia or that disrupt a woman’s normal activities
- Bleeding between periods
- Uncertainty whether the growth is a fibroid or another sort of growth like tumor, such as an ovarian tumor
- Rapid increase in growth of the fibroid
- Infertility
- Pelvic pain
Diagnosis
The following diagnostic tests will help a doctor detect fibroids and rule out other conditions:
- Ultrasound scans
- MRI scans
- Hysteroscopy
- Laparoscopy
Treatments for Uterine Fibroids
If fibroids are causing uncomfortable symptoms, however, there are various medical treatments which can help.
A doctor might recommend different treatments depending on the symptoms, the severity of the symptoms, and the location of the fibroids.
Drug treatment for fibroids will include the following:
- Birth control pills and other types of hormonal birth control methods
- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists
- Progestin–releasing intrauterine device (IUD)
Types of Surgery to Treat Fibroids
Other Treatment Choices Beside Surgery are as follows:
- Hysteroscopy
- Uterine artery embolization (UAE)
- Magnetic resonance imaging-guided ultrasound surgery
