Our gynaecologists provide specialized medical and surgical management of varied gynaecological problems like menstrual abnormalities, infertility, prolapsed uterus, fibroids, other tumors of the uterus and ovaries. Gynaecological endocrinological services including adolescent, menopausal and other reproductive age problems are also provided at our hospital.
Some of the more common operations that gynecologists perform include:[10]
- Dilation and curettage (removal of the uterine contents for various reasons, including completing a partial miscarriage and diagnostic sampling for dysfunctional uterine bleeding refractive to medical therapy)
- Hysterectomy (removal of the uterus)
- Oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries)
- Tubal ligation (a type of permanent sterilization)
- Hysteroscopy (inspection of the uterine cavity)
- Diagnostic laparoscopy – used to diagnose and treat sources of pelvic and abdominal pain; perhaps most famously used to provide a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis.
- Exploratory laparotomy – may be used to investigate the level of progression of benign or malignant disease, or to assess and repair damage to the pelvic organs.
- Various surgical treatments for urinary incontinence, including cystoscopy and sub-urethral slings.
- Surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, including the correction of cystocele and rectocele.