Uterine fibroids Removal Now Easier With Robots

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during the childbearing years in women. Also called fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas, uterine fibroids aren't associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer and almost never develop into cancer.

According to the Mayo Clinic, as many as three out of four women have uterine fibroids, but most are unaware of them because they often cause no symptoms. Medical therapy and surgical procedures can shrink or remove fibroids. Today, a robot is now making the procedure a whole lot easier. In the past women had to have a procedure and incision similar to that of a C-section, but with the use of this robot, doctors can now perform large surgeries with very small incisions. This incisions are considered minimally invasive surgery.

With this type of procedures, patients are sent home the same day, and feel very little discomfort, and have reported very little pain.

The removal of the uterine fibroids have allowed many women to conceived where they previously couldn't. With this type of procedure women can start conceiving almost immediately.