You don’t have to suffer from the symptoms of women’s issues such as heavy or painful bleeding, fibroids, uterine polyps, ovarian cysts, pelvic pain, leaking urine or a feeling of “bulging” or “falling out” in the pelvic area. We urge you to come see your regular practitioner here at WSNM to discuss alternatives that are quick, safe, and designed to have you back on your feet with little or no down-time.
If you are frustrated by heavy, painful or abnormal periods but don’t want to have a hysterectomy or return to birth control pills, you can consider Novasure — one of the latest generation of devices that treat the entire inside of the uterus at once. The procedure takes 15-20 minutes to do as an office/outpatient surgery and involves little postoperative discomfort with women being able to be on their way within one hour of the procedure. Another option that both controls bleeding while being a 99.9% effective form of birth control is the Mirena IUD.
Evidence of pelvic floor disorders such as a feeling of heaviness or a feeling as if something is falling out of the vagina can be treated with a variety of modalities, most of which are conducted during an in-office visit. Please visit: Pelvic Floor Disorders for additional information. If you have symptoms of leaking urine or having to empty your bladder frequently you should be seen for help with urinary incontinence.
Some problems can be treated with minimally invasive surgeries and outpatient laparoscopies. Unlike traditional surgeries where patients return to work after 4-6 weeks, minimally invasive surgeries for cysts, masses or heavy bleeding require only one day in the hospital and patients return to work within 10 to 20 days.