Uterine Fibroids? There is Hope

When you mention the word fibroid, many women panic and start wondering how such a situation can be handled so that life can continue normally. It would help if you worried no more because your Upper East Side uterine fibroids specialists will take care of you by making the right diagnosis and giving you the right treatment.

Dr. Gregory and his team of specialist gynecologists offer different services to make women enjoy a quality life.  These include:

• Endometriosis treatment
• Pelvic pain treatment
• Ovarian cancer screening
• Uterine fibroids
• Pap smear
• UTI

When you visit your doctor, he will let you know that fibroids are growths found in your uterus. They appear during childbearing years, and they range in size. They can be the size of a seedling or large masses that can enlarge the uterus. They can appear singularly or in multiples.

Your doctor will make you understand that fibroids are noncancerous, and sometimes you will experience mild pain depending on your body. You might not be exhibiting symptoms, but your doctor will let you know about the condition in good time when you go for a regular screening. Among the early signs to be on the look-out for include:

• Spotting or bleeding between periods
• Pelvic persistent pain
• Prolonged overly heavy period
• Unexplained low red blood cell count
• Difficulty emptying your bladder

Diagnosis

Your doctor will inform you that it is essential to go for a routine pelvic checkup because most uterus fibroids are diagnosed.

Your doctor will take you through the different tests to diagnose uterus fibroids.

Laboratory test

Your doctor will carry on this test if you have abnormal menstrual bleeding to determine if you have anemia through blood count and rule out the bleeding disorder.

Ultrasound

Your doctor will perform this scan for confirmation and get the images of your uterus and measure fibroid size.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Your doctor will use this to show more details on the size and location of fibroids.  He will also determine appropriate treatment options.

Hysterosonography

Your doctor will use sterile saline to get submucosal fibroids and uterus lining to expand the uterine cavity if you want to be pregnant.

Hysteroscopy

A small lighted telescope is inserted through your cervix into your uterus by your doctor. He will then inject saline into your uterus, which expands the uterine cavity to enable him to examine your uterus wall and fallopian tube openings.

Treatment

Your doctor will take you through various treatment options to help choose the best, depending on the stage of your condition.

Use of medication

Your doctor will recommend medications to target hormones that help regulate your menstrual cycle if you have mild menstrual bleeding and pelvic pressure symptoms.

Minimally invasive procedure

Your doctor will explain how he will perform the procedure to destroy uterine fibroids without performing a full surgery. If you fail to get relief, your doctor will erect to surgery as the last option.

You do not have to live with the fear of uterine fibroids anymore. For more details, call or book an appointment online with Dr. Gregory Shifrin OB/GYN PC.