Patient's question:
Female, 23 years old, found uterine fibroids through ultrasound in February of this year.Doctor's answer:
Uterine fibroids are divided into three types: submucosal fibroids, intramural fibroids, and subserosal fibroids. The treatment methods for uterine fibroids in different locations are also different. Common treatments include conservative therapy, surgical therapy, and interventional therapy, etc. The choice of therapy should be determined based on your age, fertility requirements, symptoms, fibroid size, and other factors. If your drug is not satisfactory, you should consider interventional therapy or surgical treatment.Interventional therapy commonly uses interventional embolization therapy, which involves making a small incision in your groin to insert a catheter. The catheter is guided along the artery to the location of the uterine fibroid, where microspheres are injected into the fibroid's nutrient arteries to block blood supply. This causes the tumor to gradually shrink and die, achieving the treatment goal.
Surgical treatment of uterine fibroids has many options, including total hysterectomy, subtotal hysterectomy, laparoscopic fibroid removal, hysteroscopic fibroid removal, and fibroid enucleation, etc. Each surgical method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and the choice depends on your individual condition. Minimally invasive surgery refers to laparoscopic or hysteroscopic treatment, but whether you can undergo this surgery depends on the location of the uterine fibroid. It is recommended that you undergo appropriate treatment under the guidance of your treating physician.