Manhattan Women's Health & Wellness (Union Square)

A myomectomy is the procedure in which your gynecologist in Midtown removes fibroids, or, benign muscular growths on the inside, in the walls, on the outside, or a combination of either, from your uterus. Your gynecologist may perform these procedure in several different manners such as hysteroscopically (with a small camera), open technique, also called a laparotomy, with the assistance of a robot, or laparoscopically (with small cameras but through the abdomen) if you have abnormal bleeding patterns that may or may not be accompanied by infertility issues as well.

Broken down:
- A hysteroscopy is the process of looking into your uterus with a small camera instrument called a hysteroscope.
- Myomectomy means the removal of myomas (fibroid growths inside or on the uterus).
- Polypectomy is the removal of polyps (benign growths, like skin tags, on the inside of the uterus).

Whether you have a myomectomy vs hysterectomy will result in very different outcomes. The myomectomy removes only fibroids; your uterus remains entirely intact. During a hysterectomy, your reproductive organs are removed, often including your fallopian tubes, ovaries and all or part of your womb. One of the main reasons to get a hysteroscopic myomectomy/polypectomy is to determine which procedure you need.

Risk Factors

You may be a candidate for hysteroscopic myomectomy/polypectomy — and at risk for uterine polyps or fibroids that lead to abnormal bleeding — if your symptoms don’t respond to more conservative treatments. Other reasons to undergo the procedure include if you:
- Are on tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer treatment
- Have had polyps in other reproductive organs
- Have chronic bleeding following sex
- Experience continuous, chronic vaginal discharges
- Have dysmenorrhea  or abnormally painful menstrual cycles
- May have polyps that are preventing you from getting pregnant

Manhattan Women's Health & Wellness
55 W 17th St Ste 104,
New York, NY 10011
(212) 378-9985
https://www.obgynecologistnyc.com

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