Uterine Fibroids Treatment Alternatives:

Procedure	What is it?
MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery	Non-invasive outpatient treatment to reduce the size of the fibroids. Find an MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery treatment center near you.
Hysterectomy	Surgical removal of the uterus. Expect a hospital stay and a recovery period.
Abdominal myomectomy	Removal of one or more of the fibroids with open abdominal surgery.
Laparoscopic or hysteroscopic myomectomy	One or more of the fibroids are removed using laparoscopic or endoscopic techniques.
Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Myomectomy (LAVM)	LAVM combines laparoscopic myomectomy with a vaginal incision for fibroid removal.
Laparoscopic Myomectomy with Mini-Laparotomy	Laparoscopic Myomectomy with Mini-Laparotomy allows for the removal of slightly larger fibroids than what the laparoscope alone can handle and generally includes a relatively small incision of 3 inches or less in the abdomen.
Robot-Assisted Myomectomy or Robotic Myomectomy	A minimally invasive procedure that uses laparoscopic myomectomy through small: "keywhole" incisions and reduces patient's recovery time.
Hormone therapy	GnRH drug treatment causes fibroid shrinkage.
Uterine artery embolization	The uterine artery is injected with polyvinyl alcohol beads, with a catheter, which block the flow of blood to the fibroids and cause necrosis.
Watchful waiting	No treatment. Monitoring for any progression of symptoms.

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