A myomectomy is surgery to remove growths or myomas from the uterus. The uterus does not get removed out during this operation. When women with uterine fibroids want to get pregnant later or only want to keep their uterus for the psychological benefit of having regular periods, myomectomy is the best way to treat them.

If you have fibroids in your uterus, you might have heavy or painful periods. If a fibroids is big enough, it can put pressure on nearby organs like the ureters and bowels, or it could be the reason you cant bear children. The above symptoms are signs that you should get a procedure called a myomectomy to get free of fibroids.

There are three types of myomectomy: open abdominal myomectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy, and hysteroscopic myomectomy. To get to the uterus during an open abdominal myomectomy, a pretty sizable cut is made in the abdominal wall. This is done less often now and only when laparoscopy is not an option because of a medical or surgical challenge.

Laparoscopic myomectomy is better than open myomectomy because it is less invasive, causes less pain and bleeding, and lowers the risk of infection. Patients also stay in the hospital for less time and heal faster. With a special tool called a Morcellator, even big tumors can be removed laparoscopically as thin strips through openings that are 12 mm wide.

Submucous myomas are the name for fibroids that protrude out into the endometrial canal. The hysteroscopic myomectomy method can get cleared of them without having to open the abdomen or do laparoscopy. As a result, it has the quickest healing time after surgery.