Of all the uterine fibroids treatment options available, surgery is the only one that offers a permanent solution. Many medications and noninvasive treatments will only — at best — shrink the fibroids and mitigate the symptoms. If you want to properly get rid of them, you need to consider uterine fibroid surgery.
To help you decide whether it’s worth going through with or not, here are some things worth mulling over.
When Is Uterine Fibroids Surgery a Reasonable Option?
The surgical treatment of uterine fibroids could be considered a good treatment option if you suffer from heavy bleeding and amenia, if the fibroids have misshapen fibroids, if they’re causing pregnancy problems, if the pain and pressure is affecting the quality of your life, if you have urinary or bowel problems, or if there’s the slim possibility that the fibroids could become cancerous.
What Are the Different Uterine Fibroid Removal Procedures?
Believe it or not, there’s two kinds of uterine fibroids surgery. There’s a myomectomy, and a hysterectomy. The former is likely the preferable form of uterine fibroids surgery, as it simply removes the fibroids. A hysterectomy, on the other hand, is a removal of the entire uterus. This uterine fibroids surgery is recommended only to women who have no plans of pregnancy for the future. It’s also the only uterine fibroids surgery that prevents the cysts from regrowing.
Can Fibroids Become Cancerous.
Yes. They can. That being said, it’s highly unlikely. Fibroids are almost always benign. There’s less than a one in 1,000 chance of a fibroid becoming a leiomyosarcoma, or a cancerous fibroid. Most medical professionals believe that these leiomyosarcomas don’t arise from pre-existing fibroids, either, which means having fibroids does not increase a person’s chance for cancer.
Is uterine fibroids surgery really right for you? If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments.
