Are you looking for a clinic where you and your partner can discuss your medical problems like pregnancy and female infertility with our specialist gynecologist?
Copyright © Dr. Amita Shah 2024. All rights reserved.
Are you looking for a clinic where you and your partner can discuss your medical problems like pregnancy and female infertility with our specialist gynecologist?
Copyright © Dr. Amita Shah 2024. All rights reserved.
Heavy periods, pelvic pain, and constant bathroom trips are not something you have to live with. Dr. Amita Shah has removed fibroids laparoscopically for over 30 years, so you heal faster and keep your options for the future open.
Heavy periods, pelvic pain, and constant bathroom trips are not something you have to live with. Dr. Amita Shah has removed fibroids laparoscopically for over 30 years, so you heal faster and keep your options for the future open.
Maybe your periods have gotten heavier over the last year. Maybe a routine scan came back with the word “fibroid” on it, and now you are searching at midnight trying to figure out what that actually means for your body.
Here is what matters right now: fibroids are common, they are almost always non-cancerous, and most women who treat them go on to live completely normal lives, including having children afterward. The sooner you talk to someone, the more treatment options stay on the table.
If two or three of these are showing up together, it is worth getting checked rather than waiting. Fibroids left alone tend to grow, and larger fibroids generally mean a more involved surgery down the line. Getting evaluated now, while options are still simple, is the single best thing you can do for yourself today.
Fibroids can technically be treated a handful of ways: embolisation, radiofrequency ablation, endometrial ablation, open surgery, or laparoscopic and robotic myomectomy. Once you see them side by side, laparoscopy tends to stand out for one reason above the rest. Why Women Choose Laparoscopy Over Other Fibroid Treatments
A hysterectomy removes the uterus completely. Endometrial ablation rules out future pregnancy too. Laparoscopic myomectomy removes only the fibroid and leaves your uterus intact, which matters enormously if you are not finished building your family.
A laparoscope enters through a tiny incision instead of one long cut across the belly. You go home in a day or two instead of four or five, and you are back to light activity within a week to ten days instead of a month
With robotic assistance, the surgeon sees a magnified, three-dimensional view of the uterus. More visibility during surgery translates directly into more control and fewer complications.
Among current surgical options, laparoscopy consistently shows fewer complications than traditional open surgery.
Embolisation and radiofrequency ablation are reasonable choices for some women, but doctors generally steeraway from recommending them if pregnancy is still a goal, since neither approach is built with fertility in mind.
Treatment | Keeps Fertility Intact | How Invasive | Recovery Time | Who It Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laparoscopic Myomectomy | Yes | Minimal | 1-2 weeks | Most fibroid cases, especially if pregnancy is still a goal |
Robotic Myomectomy | Yes | Minimal, more precise | 1-2 weeks | Multiple or hard-to-reach fibroids
|
Uterine Artery Embolisation | Generally not advised | Minimal | 1-2 weeks | Women not planning future pregnancy |
Radiofrequency Ablation | Generally not advised
| Minimal | 1 week | Smaller fibroids, non-fertility cases |
Endometrial Ablation | No | Minimal | 1 week | Women finished with childbearing
|
Hysterectomy | No | Major | 4-6 weeks | Severe or recurring cases, pregnancy no longer a goal |
A small cut, usually near the navel, is where the laparoscope goes in. From there, Dr. Amita Shah locates the fibroid, separates it from the surrounding uterine tissue, and removes it, breaking it into smaller pieces first if its size calls for it. The uterus is repaired, the incisions are closed, and you are left with a few small marks that fade over time rather than one long scar across your abdomen.
Most patients go home within a day or two. Light activity is usually possible within a week to ten days. Your surgeon will walk you through the exact timeline for your case before you ever get to the operating table, so there are no surprises on the day.
You do not need to have this figured out before you call. You just need to describe what you are feeling, and Dr. Amita Shah’s team will take it from there, from your first evaluation through recovery.
Every week you wait is a week the fibroid has to keep growing. The women who come in early almost always have simpler, faster paths to treatment than the ones who wait it out.
