Myomectomy
Myomectomy
Before your surgery
Depending on which procedure you and your healthcare provider choose, you may be asked to do the following:
Have tests that your health care provider has ordered.
Stop eating and drinking at midnight before your surgery, or as recommended by your healthcare provider.
Take medicines as prescribed by your healthcare provider to shrink fibroids.
Stop taking aspirin or ibuprofen 1 week before surgery. Tell your healthcare provider what other medicines you take and ask whether you should stop them.
Arrange for a ride home after surgery.
Types of myomectomy procedures
Abdominal
Your healthcare provider makes incisions in your stomach and uterus to remove the fibroids. Then the uterus is repaired and the incisions are closed.
Laparoscopic
Your healthcare provider inserts a laparoscope and other surgical instruments through half-inch incisions in your stomach. One or more incisions are made in your uterus to remove the fibroids. Then the uterus is repaired and the incisions are closed.
Hysteroscopic
A hysteroscope is inserted into the vagina. An instrument is used to remove the fibroids from your uterus.
Call your healthcare provider
Contact your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following:
Severe or increasing pain
Fever or chills
Nausea or vomiting
Redness or swelling around your incision
Persistent or heavy vaginal bleeding
Updated:
March 30, 2018
Sources:
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Reviewed By:
Freeborn, Donna, PhD, CNM, FNP,Image reviewed by StayWell medical illustration team.,Sacks, Daniel, MD, FACOG