What are the treatments for uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumor in female organs. This type of tumor is also very common in the human body and is called uterine tumor. Many friends may find this type of tumor very scary. In fact, the following article will introduce how to treat it.

There are many traditional surgical methods for uterine fibroids, including total hysterectomy, subtotal hysterectomy, myomectomy, uterine artery embolization, and the approaches include major invasive laparotomy, minimally invasive hysteroscopy and interventional embolization. These methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the appropriate method should be selected based on the patient's specific situation.

A. The advantage of hysterectomy is that since the uterus is removed, there is no need to worry about new uterine fibroids. There are many adverse effects after losing the uterus: surgical removal itself is a harmful treatment; anesthesia accidents may occur during the operation; surgical complications such as intestinal adhesions may occur after the operation; pelvic relaxation occurs; in addition, the ovaries lack blood supply from the ascending branch of the uterine artery, which makes them prone to premature aging and early menopause, which may affect women's sexual life and even cause personality changes in some women.

B. The advantage of minimally invasive treatment is that the uterus can be preserved, scars are small, and trauma is less. Laparoscopic treatment is more likely to recur, with 1/3 of patients requiring another surgery. There is a risk of massive bleeding and damage to surrounding organs during the operation, and side effects such as scars and intestinal adhesions after the operation. Uterine artery embolization therapy may cause complications such as fever, pain, pelvic infection, embolism of normal organs, and impact on sexual function after surgery; it also has the effect of X-ray radiation.

There is no need to worry too much about uterine fibroids that may appear in life. Most uterine fibroids occur in adults between 40 and 50 years old. If they are treated promptly in the early stages to prevent tumors from occurring, the lesions can be cured.