Patient's question:
My mother is 56 years old this year. She has been looking pale recently and hasn't been eating well. I'm very worried. Could you please tell me what are the treatments for uterine fibroids?Doctor's answer:
Traditional treatment methods include:1. Medication therapy, primarily hormone treatment, which has a certain effect on reducing the size of uterine fibroids and alleviating symptoms. However, the course of treatment is long, the effect takes time, and long-term use has significant side effects.
2. Surgical treatment, with surgical methods including fibroid enucleation or hysterectomy.
Treatment options include:
1. Hysteroscopy is suitable for fibroids that protrude into the uterine cavity from the endometrial cavity or intramural layer, as well as submucosal cervical fibroids.
2. Laparoscopic surgery is used for fibroids that protrude into the peritoneal cavity from the serosal or intramural layer, as well as for fibroid enucleation and hysterectomy within the broad ligament.
3. Vaginal surgery is used for hysterectomy or fibroid enucleation of the serosal or intramural layer, especially posterior wall uterine fibroids.