Fibroids Treatment
Fibroids Treatment
Find out what Fibroids are all about ? Why you should travel to India for Fibroid Treatment ? How Treatment Assistance can help you at every step so that you can have a great experience traveling to India for your Fibroid Treatment ?
What are Fibroids ?
Fibroids are basically benign growths (not cancerous) affecting the uterus. They are made up of the same muscle fiber which makes the uterine wall. Fibroids are generally semicircular or circular in shape. They arise from the muscular wall of your uterus. Fibroids can be located either inside the uterus or outside it, attached to its wall. From single to multiple, the number of fibroids can also be highly variable.
How do you know if you have Fibroids ?
Most women with fibroids have no symptoms. However, abnormal uterine bleeding is the most common symptom of a uterine fibroid. If the fibroids are near the uterine lining, or interfere with the blood flow to the lining, they can cause heavy periods, painful periods, prolonged periods or spotting between menses. Fibroids occur mostly in women in the 3rd to 4th decades. The signs may be, a change in your menstrual periods, either in being longer or more frequent, as well as being more painful (dysmenorrhoea). You may also get anaemia from excessive bleeding. You may also have difficulty in passing urine or stools. You may have pain or swelling in the abdominal area. Miscarriages and infertility can result in larger fibroids. Sometimes, fibroids have no symptoms and are detected only on routine examinations.
When you should see a doctor ?
If you notice any of the warning signs or other changes in your breast, chest, or nipple, consult a doctor immediately. The warning signs include a recent or a growing lump, skin changes, nipple changes like a blood-stained discharge or an inversion of nipple or a rash on a nipple/ breast. A change in the size, shape of breast or a painful area is also a warning sign.
What are the types of Fibroids ?
Fibroids are of varied shapes as well, they may be so tiny that could not be seen properly without a microscope, or are sometimes so big that they can fill the whole uterine cavity. Based on their location in the uterus the fibroids are classified into various types as shown below.
- Myometrial – When the Fibroids are located in the muscle wall of the uterus
- Submucosal – This is when the Fibroids are situates right below the surface of the uterine lining
- Subserosal – This is when the Fibroids are located beneath the lining membrane on the outside of uterus.
- Pendunculated – When the tumours are occurring on a long stalk inside the uterine cavity or on outside of the uterus
Women with excessive bleeding due to Fibroids may develop iron deficiency in the later stages due to excess blood loss. Some Uterine Fibroids can cause severe, localized pain. Fibroids can also cause a number of symptoms depending on their size, location within the uterus, and how close they are to adjacent pelvic organs. Some large Fibroids can cause pressure, pelvic pain, pressure on the bladder with frequent or even obstructed urination, and pressure on the rectum with pain during defecation.
What are the causes and incidence of Fibroids ?
The problem of Fibroids usually occurs in women over 30 years of age, as many as 1 in every 5 women is affected with this ailment during the childbearing age i.e. post menstruation and before menopause. Though the exact cause of the disease is not known, but it seems to depend on the hormone estrogen as it has been found that till the time the women is menstruating the Fibroid continues to grow slowly.
What are the symptoms of Fibroids ?
The common symptoms of uterine Fibroids are as follows.
- Abdominal fullness,
- Gastric troubles
- Bleeding in between periods
- Constipation
- Increased urinary frequency
- Heavy menstrual bleeding
- Longer menstrual periods
- Cramping and pain with periods
- Sensation of pressure in lower abdomen
- Pain during intercourse
How are Fibroids diagnosed ?
A thorough diagnosis is to be done to confirm the presence of Fibroids, as many times Fibroids are mistaken for pregnancy, ovarian tumors, inflammation of fallopian tubes and uterine adenomyosis. Following needs to be done to confirm fibroids:
- Physical examination of pelvic region which may show an unevenly shaped, lumpy, or enlarged uterus.
- Trans-vaginal ultrasound
- Pelvic ultrasound
- Pelvic MRI
- At times an endometrial biopsy or laparoscopy may be required to rule out cancer.
What are the various treatment options available to treat Fibroids ?
This multidisciplinary approach helps you get the best from apTreatment of Fibroids in based on several factors including the age, general health and severity and type of the disease. Treatment may be different for women who are pregnant or if they require children in future.
Following are different treatment options:propriate experts. The team will answer any questions you may have and will help you through each of the steps you’ll take before, during, and after treatment. A member of our team will let you know which tests are being done and review the results with you. The team will also guide you in making treatment decisions. Usually treatment for breast cancer begins within 2 days after a diagnosis. That gives you time to do the following.
• Oral contraceptives to help control heavy periods
• Intrauterine devices that releases Progestin hormone may be used to reduce heavy bleeding and pain
• Iron supplements to treat anemia caused due to heavy periods or even to avoid the same.
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for cramps or pain
Hysteroscopic resection of Fibroids: In this procedure a small camera and instrument is inserted trough the Cervix for removal of the Fibroid tumors. This is done in women who have Fibroids inside the uterine cavity.
Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE): Embolization is the method through which blood supply is stopped to the fibroid, as a result the fibroid shrinks and dies.
Myomectomy: This procedure is the best option for women who are planning to have children as it preserved fertility, this surgery removes the Fibroids.
Hysterectomy: This is an invasive surgery usually the last treatment option, as it involves total removal of the uterus. It is used only if the disease is not cured by medicines and other surgical procedures.
Why you should travel to India for Fibroid Treatment ? How Treatment Assistance can help you at every step so that you can have a great experience traveling to India for your Fibroid Treatment ?
At our network women care hospitals in India, there are highly skilled and experienced gynecologists and laparoscopic surgeons to treat fibroids. The hospitals are world-class that have dedicated section and nurses for women care. Even the technology and the infrastructure used are procured keeping in mind the needs of women patients. In simple a women friendly environment is created in which the patient can freely talk to care givers and feel at home when at hospital. There are different types of treatment options and packages available to treat fibroids. These packages are affordable and you get options to choose.
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