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Uterine fibroids are one of the most common gynecological diseases. It causes infertility, perinatal losses, severe anemic bleeding. Sometimes myomatous nodes reach a gigantic size, cause chronic pain, compress neighboring organs and provoke severe complications. You can undergo treatment for uterine fibroids in Israel. This country uses modern minimally invasive procedures and operations. They give a low percentage of complications and provide a quick recovery.
Methods for the treatment of fibroids
For nodes up to 3 cm in diameter, conservative treatment can be used. However
such therapy gives only a temporary result. Therefore, in most cases, removal of the formation in one way or another is required.
Radical treatments may include:
hysterectomy – removal of the uterus;
minimally invasive removal of the node – myomectomy;
ablation of the node – its destruction by radio waves or ultrasound;
embolization or occlusion of the uterine arteries – the closure of the vessels that feed the fibroids, after which it gradually decreases in size.
The choice of treatment method is determined by the size of the node, its location, symptoms and complications, the age of the woman and her reproductive plans. Therapeutic tactics are also based on the capabilities of the clinic and human resources (availability of trained personnel capable of performing a particular procedure).
Uterus removal
Many doctors immediately remove the uterus when a fibroid is detected. They are guided by the principle “no uterus – no problems.” In Israel, the approach is different. Whenever possible, preference is given to organ-preserving operations.
Hysterectomy is used only in limited cases:
very large size of the node and uterus – from 14 weeks of pregnancy;
rapid node growth – from 4 weeks per year;
growth after menopause;
acute violation of the blood supply to the node;
compression of neighboring organs.
In Israel, the uterus is removed in most cases using a minimally invasive laparoscopic technique. After such an operation, rehabilitation is faster, and the risk of complications is lower.
Myomectomy
The standard method of treatment in Israel remains myomectomy – removal of the node. It can be located mostly inside the uterus or in the abdominal cavity.
Depending on the localization, different approaches to the surgical operation are used:
laparoscopy – removal of the node through small incisions on the anterior abdominal wall;
hysteroscopy – removal by inserting instruments and a video camera into the uterus through the vagina.
Embolization of the uterine arteries
In recent years, more and more uterine fibroids are being treated without surgery. Doctors close the lumen of the uterine arteries. Due to the decrease in blood supply, the node gradually atrophies.
The results of this treatment:
the amount of bleeding decreases three times immediately after the operation;
the uterus decreases three times, the myomatous node decreases 2,5 times a year after treatment.
The advantages of such treatment are obvious: low invasiveness, close to zero risk of complications, no need for postoperative recovery. But not all patients are candidates for this procedure. It is suitable only for those who have most of the node located in the uterus. This allows the dying fragments of fibroids to freely enter the external environment.
Where to turn?
If you want to undergo treatment for uterine fibroids in Israel at an affordable price, use the services of Booking Health. We offer:
Choosing an Israeli clinic that specializes in the treatment of uterine fibroids and achieves the best results.
Reducing the cost of medical services by eliminating coefficients for foreign patients.
Reduced waiting time to start treatment.
Direct communication with the attending physician.
The possibility of obtaining additional medical services: diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
Communication with the hospital after the end of treatment.
Booking Health specialists provide high-level services: hotel and plane ticket booking, transfer from the airport to the clinic and back.
