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Alternatives to Hysterectomy: Your Choices

April 29, 2024

●      Endometriosis: The tissue that typically lines the uterus instead grows outside of the uterus.

●      Cancer (of the cervix, uterus, or ovaries)

●      Adenomyosis: Thickening of the uterus

●      Chronic pelvic pain

Hysterectomies To Treat Uterine Fibroids

The most common reason for a hysterectomy is uterine fibroids. Fibroids are muscular growths in the uterine wall. While typically benign (one in one thousand are malignant), uterine fibroids can cause excessive bleeding, pain and discomfort, and reduce a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant. Forty percent of women are said to develop this condition by age 40.

Large fibroids can cause a serious bleeding condition known as menorrhagia. It can result in embarrassing situations in public due to bleeding through clothing. However, one of the most concerning aspects of the condition is that blood loss can lead to anemia in women. One in five women between the ages of 35 and 49 suffer from menorrhagia.

Why Choose An Alternative To Hysterectomies?

A hysterectomy may be positioned as an “elective surgery,” but it is often a life-changing procedure. Many women who undergo hysterectomies either immediately enter menopause or begin menopause years earlier than they otherwise would. If a woman wants to get pregnant, a hysterectomy makes this impossible.

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