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Myomectomy is a surgical treatment in which benign tumors are removed from uterus.

These tumors are called fibroids which are responsible for building muscular walls in uterus.

Due to these fibroids, the chances of getting pregnancy will be reduced and causes excessive bleeding and pain during menstruation.

What are the different techniques involved in myomectomy?

Various techniques are evolved for myomectomy treatment. It can be done through vaginal incision or with hysteroscopy or laparoscope and can also be done through abdominal incision.

Abdominal myomectomy: if there are more number of fibroids which are deeply rooted to the walls of uterus then this technique is employed. In this process, uterus is accessed with one long cut through the abdomen.

Usually horizontal incision is preferred over vertical; it depends on the presence of fibroids. Abdominal myomectomy always takes longer time to recover.

Hysteroscopic myomectomy: In this operation an instrument called resectoscope is used. Resectoscope is nothing but hysteroscope connected with a wire loop.

Using this instrument fibroids are detached through dilated cervix. When electrical energy is passed through the loop, it will set the fibroid loose, which can be removed through vagina.

Uterine tumors or growths can be either benign or malignant.

Benign tumors do not cause symptoms. One such benign uterine growth is uterine fibroid.

The fibroids are also known as fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas.

As the fibroids arise from the tissue in the myometrium (muscle layer in the wall of the uterus), it is also termed as myomas.

It is one of the most common tumors in women, which are made up of muscle cells and other tissues that develop within the wall of the uterus (or womb). It is medically termed as uterine leiomyomata, which is an unusual growth of smooth muscle tissue.

The fibroids in the walls of the uterine may exist as a single tumor or in clusters (or groups). Even it varies in size from very small (like an apple seed) or less than one inch to larger than a grapefruit or eight inches (20cm) across or more. The average size is around 2cm.

It mostly occurs in women of reproductive age. It is present in one out of every four women. The cause of uterine fibroids is unknown. However, it mostly develops in obese women, women who have no children, and probably with some genetic determinant and rarely in smokers.

Healing fibroids depends up on the size of the fibroid tumors, its symptoms, your age, whether or not you plan for more children, general health and your preference.

Fibroids are common benign growth of the uterus (womb).

The fibroids growth in the uterus may be very small or large [Fibroid type].

The fibroids cause no symptoms if they are very small; thereby healing fibroids is not necessary.

It especially applies if you are nearing menopause stage (an average age of fifty).

However, if the fibroids are small and cause pressure symptoms or heavy bleeding then a regular evaluation is done to determine the changes in the fibroid size.

It is usually done when you plan to become pregnant, as the fibroids can grow and affect the pregnancy, also, if you are nearing your menopause where the fibroids generally reduce in size.

Although fibroids cause no or very little symptoms, it is very important for you to keep consulting your doctor regularly for assessment.

On the other hand, you may also notice certain symptoms, which includes heavy, painful periods, pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding between periods, an increase in the size of the fibroids; or pressure on urinary bladder or on bowel.

Fibroids are the tumors made up of muscle cells and other tissues that develop in the walls of the uterus (womb).

The fibroids are also known as fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas.

Mostly, they are benign (non-cancerous), and do not cause symptoms.

It is also found that fibroids are present in one out of every four women of childbearing age.

It tends to disappear after the menopause.

Although the cause of fibroids is unknown, they are influenced by estrogen. The chances of having fibroids are high when estrogen levels are high (during a woman’s middle years) and when estrogen levels drop (after the menopause) they stop growing.

With the recent studies, according to US, it is found that the occurrence of fibroids is nine times more in black women than in white women. However, the reason behind this occurrence is unclear.

The chances of having fibroids are high in women who are over seventy kg. Even this is also due to higher levels of estrogen. They develop in women who have no children, probably with some genetic determinant, and in smokers (rarely).