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.
Laparotomy is still considered a reliable and trustworthy procedure for a trained surgeon to perform whenever deemed clinically necessary.
The first total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, with complete pelvic and paraaortic lymph node dissection, was performed in Greece in 2004 by Dr. G. Hilaris and his team.
Women of reproductive age that may develop gynecologic cancers... also have to cope with the prospect of not being able to bear children.