Does endometriosis require surgery?

Before deciding on the appropriate treatment, you should consider the possibility of future pregnancy. Some methods of endometriosis surgery can permanently affect your ability to get pregnant later, so you should talk to your doctor to choose the best option for yourself.

1. When does endometriosis require surgery?

Whether you should have surgery may depend on your age and condition. Endometriosis requires surgery when:

  • You have severe pelvic pain
  • Not responding to medical treatments or contraindicing to medical treatment
  • Pain during sex
  • Painful urination, blood in the urine
  • You have difficulty with pregnancy
  • Problems in the pelvic area that need to be removed
  • Deep endometriosis ,affects the intestines, bladder, ureter
  • Causes torsion or rupture of the cyst
  • Endometriosis in the ovaries

Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease today, this is a benign disease, but it causes a lot of discomfort and pain for the person, even causing the risk of infertility in women. The cause of the disease is not yet well defined, so the purpose of the treatment of endometriosis is to control the symptoms of the disease. Based on the symptoms of the disease and the patient's desire to get pregnant, the doctor will give the appropriate treatment.

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Endometriosis is a common gynecology disease today

2. Endometriosis Surgery

Endometriosis surgery is to remove endometriosis and any scar tissue from your body. Methods include:

  • Laparoscopy. Doctors can diagnose and treat endometriosis with this procedure, using a tool with a camera attached. This tool has a light that threads into the patient's body, along with a lens that allows the doctor to see inside your pelvis area for endometriosis. Based on the image obtained, the doctor can determine the condition of the patient, the extent of the injury, the location of the injury to make the appropriate treatment plan.
  • Diagnosis of the disease by endoscopy. During the operation, the doctor will pump gas into your abdomen and make a small cut to insert into the endoscopy. Through the endoscope, the doctor can observe the entire abdomen. This is the most reliable way to diagnose the condition. The doctor can take a small tissue sample during the procedure to determine the exact condition of the disease, whether there are cancer cells or not. During the operation, the patient will receive a full-body anesthesia.
  • Laparoscopic surgery. If endometriosis is detected,the doctor will perform surgery to eliminate the growth of tissues during laparoscopy. The doctor will remove the tumors or burn them with a laser or perform them using another technique.

Most patients will feel less pain after performing this procedure to treat endometriosis. But many people begin to feel discomfort again due to the symptoms of the disease in a short period of time, since the results after performing this treatment procedure may not last long.

If the affected areas, the lesion is deep in your body, the doctor may prescribe the removal of the tumor. Some studies show that these methods are often chosen over severe transfer of endometriosis.

After performing laparoscopic surgery, you can be home always during the day, but if your surgery is complicated, it will take you longer. You will be able to get tired for several days after the procedure and your doctor may recommend not to drive for 2 weeks. You may also need to avoid sex and activities such as swimming or bathing in the bath for about 2 weeks after surgery.

When you have severe endometriosis, which cannot be treated with laparoscopic surgery, the doctor will perform surgery to remove endometriosis. This is a major surgery, with a large cut in the abdomen.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis surgery is to remove endometriosis and any scar tissue from the body

When performing endometriosis surgery,the doctor can remove the ovaries, ovulation and uterus (cut the uterus) if they are damaged and you do not intend to become pregnant in the future.

Even after surgery to remove the tumor, endometriosis can return, causing the person to feel pain. About 15% of women with endometriosis return after a complete removal of the uterus and both ovaries, ovulation ducts.

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis does not affect your fertility and helps you relieve pain. About 20% to 30% of women will have endometriosis again within 5 years.

The advantage of endoscopy is faster recovery with less pain. You may have to stay in the hospital for a few days after laparoscopic surgery, and it will take several weeks to recover. During home recovery, you may be restricted from certain daily activities.

After endometriosis surgery, patients still need medication. You need to follow the instructions of your treating doctor. In addition, patients need to develop proper and scientific nutrition to recover their health soon. Absolutely stay away from stimulants such as alcohol, beer, fat restrictions … do not exercise strongly to avoid affecting the incision, do not bathe for too long and do not have early sex.

You can not completely prevent endometriosis since this can be a congenital condition, however, you can reduce the risk of the disease by:

  • Regularly practice physical exercise
  • Avoid alcoholic beverages
  • Regular general health check-up to identify abnormalities

When seeing the manifestations of the disease, patients need to immediately go to a reputable facility to be diagnosed and treated promptly and effectively.

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  • Abnormal bleeding of the vaginal area
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  • Pain, itching of the closed area
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Article reference source: Webmd.com

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