Patient's question:
Hello expert, I am 35 years old and a homemaker at home. I don't really have anything to do every day, just cooking for the family and doing laundry. Recently, I felt discomfort in my lower abdomen and went to the hospital for a thorough examination. The doctor said it was a uterine fibroid and recommended surgery. When I came back, my friend told me that minimally invasive treatment is possible, is that really true?Doctor's answer:
The advantages of minimally invasive treatment for uterine fibroids 1. The greatest advantage is the definite efficacy, low recurrence rate, and the ability to preserve uterine function well, such as normal menstruation, early pregnancy, and labor, without affecting delivery. It prevents the heavy psychological trauma and a series of postoperative complications, and the effect on symptom stability can be comparable to surgery. 2. The treatment does not require compression; it only needs a small opening the size of a grain of rice to insert a thin tube into the blood vessel. It causes less psychological trauma, with rapid recovery and a shorter hospital stay. Patients can better understand it. 3. Simpler and more economical than traditional surgical treatment. Surgery is generally not required. 4. Post-treatment does not affect other treatments. In other words, even if embolization is successful, surgical and drug treatments can still be used.