Patient's question:
Female, 24 years old. I have been menopausal for the past two years, but recently I have been experiencing severe itching in the external genitalia and around the vaginal opening, and the odor of my discharge is also quite strong. Please ask: Is surgery necessarily required for uterine fibroids?Doctor's answer:
Generally, surgical treatment for uterine fibroids is considered only when there are significant clinical diagnostic symptoms. The surgery includes gynecological uterine fibroid enucleation (which may lead to complications), hysterectomy (loss of uterine function), and uterine fibroid interventional therapy. Interventional therapy is minimally invasive and offers the advantages of preserving the uterus and its function, as well as reducing the risk of complications, but it is not suitable for subserosal fibroids. Since your fibroid is relatively large, laparoscopic surgery could be a consideration.