Uterine Fibroids
Injections to stop period is a temporary solution, though not one to be dismissed. Ideally, these injections are administered to women suffering from frequent bleeding to increase their hematocrit and aid recovery prior to the surgical excision of fibroids. Alternatively, they are administered to “buy” some time, if the woman is approaching menopause in order to avoid a surgical procedure in general.
There is no scientific way to predict whether a woman is going to develop fibroids, nor their number or size.
Laparoscopic surgery has gained popularity over the last decades as an alternative method for performing a multitude of procedures.
Hysteroscopy (from the Greek word “ύστερον”= uterus and endoscopy) is the detailed examination of the uterus (or endometrial cavity).
The first total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, with complete lymph node dissection, was performed in Greece in 2004 by Dr. G. Hilaris and his team.