Living with uterine fibroids often feels like your body is working against you. You might be dealing with periods so heavy you cannot leave the house, severe pelvic pressure that makes you feel constantly bloated, or a sudden, heartbreaking inability to get pregnant. Many women endure these symptoms for years because they are terrified that treating the fibroids means losing their uterus.
That is not the only option.
Dr. Lakshmi Priya specializes in the precise, minimally invasive removal of fibroids (myomectomy). Our primary goal is to completely relieve your symptoms and protect your fertility by carefully removing the growths while leaving your healthy uterus entirely intact.
Why Are These Fibroids Ruining My Quality of Life?
Fibroids are non-cancerous muscular tumors that grow inside or on the walls of the uterus. They are incredibly common, but their location determines exactly how much havoc they wreak on your body.
We classify them based on where they are hiding:
- Submucosal Fibroids (Inside the Cavity): These grow inward into the open space of the uterus. Even a tiny fibroid here acts like a foreign object, causing extremely heavy, prolonged menstrual bleeding and severe cramping.
- Intramural Fibroids (Inside the Wall): These grow within the muscular wall of the uterus. As they expand, they stretch the uterus, causing heavy bleeding and a chronic feeling of pelvic pressure or lower back pain.
- Subserosal Fibroids (Outside the Uterus): These grow on the outer surface of the uterus. They usually do not cause bleeding, but they can grow large enough to press directly on your bladder (causing you to urinate constantly) or your rectum (causing severe constipation).
Fibroids and Infertility: Do They Stop You from Getting Pregnant?
Not all fibroids cause infertility. However, if you are struggling to conceive or have experienced repeated miscarriages, the location of your fibroids matters immensely.
If a fibroid is growing inside the uterine cavity (submucosal) or distorting the shape of the cavity from the wall (intramural), it disrupts the delicate uterine lining. When an embryo travels down the fallopian tube, it needs a smooth, healthy surface to implant. A fibroid acts as a physical boulder, preventing implantation or cutting off the blood supply to a developing pregnancy, leading to miscarriage.
By surgically mapping and removing these specific fibroids, we can instantly restore the normal anatomy of your uterus and dramatically improve your chances of a successful pregnancy.
Uterine Preservation: How We Remove the Fibroids
In the past, the standard treatment for large fibroids was an open hysterectomy (complete removal of the uterus) with a massive abdominal scar. Dr. Priya utilizes advanced, minimally invasive techniques to extract the fibroids while preserving your reproductive organs and minimizing your recovery time.
Depending on the size and location of your fibroids, we use one of two advanced approaches:
1. Hysteroscopic Myomectomy (No Incisions)
If your fibroids are growing inside the uterine cavity (submucosal), we do not need to cut through your skin at all.
- While you are asleep under light anesthesia, we pass a thin, lighted camera (hysteroscope) through your vagina and cervix directly into the uterus.
- Using a specialized micro-surgical loop, we shave the fibroid down until it is completely flush with the healthy uterine wall, allowing the lining to heal smoothly.
- You go home the exact same day with zero scars and can usually return to work within 48 hours.
2. Laparoscopic Myomectomy (Keyhole Surgery)
If your fibroids are growing in the uterine wall or on the outside of the uterus, we use advanced keyhole surgery.
- Under general anesthesia, we make three to four tiny incisions (less than a centimeter each) on your abdomen.
- Using high-definition cameras and precision instruments, we carefully slice the fibroid out of the uterine muscle.
- We then meticulously stitch the healthy uterine muscle back together. This reconstruction is the most critical part of the surgery, especially if you plan to carry a baby in the future, as the wall must be strong enough to withstand the pressure of a growing pregnancy.
- Because we do not cut through your core abdominal muscles, your pain is significantly lower, and you can usually return to normal activities within two to three weeks, compared to the six to eight weeks required for traditional open surgery.
Take Back Control of Your Body
You do not have to plan your life around your heavy bleeding, and you do not have to accept pelvic pain as normal. We can remove the problem while keeping your body whole.
Book your appointment online and upload your recent pelvic ultrasounds or MRI reports so we can map out the exact location of your fibroids before you arrive.
