Patient's question:
My mother is 64 years old and has been menopausal for 14 years. She doesn't have any symptoms, but a health check revealed a uterine fibroid larger than 7 cm. Do I need to have surgery? Do I need surgery for a uterine fibroid?Doctor's answer:
Uterine fibroid surgery involves the removal of fibroids from the uterus while preserving as much of the organ as possible. It is typically used for women under 45, especially those under 40. This surgery is not only performed for women with infertility due to childlessness but also for those who already have children, have larger fibroids with a diameter greater than 6 cm, experience excessive menstrual bleeding that does not respond to conservative medication, or have submucosal fibroids or rapidly growing fibroids. For mental and physical health, enucleation should also be considered. Regarding the number of fibroids, they are usually limited to 15 or fewer. In cases where immediate childbirth is desired, even more numerous fibroids, sometimes numbering over 100, have been removed, with examples of successful conception after surgery. To prevent the recurrence of fibroids before or after surgery, 【Shi Jia】 can be used, which goes beyond the goal of complete cure.