Conventional myomectomy.

In addition to the conventional/older treatments of myomectomy and hysterectomy, the options now available to the woman with symptomatic fibroids, especially if she wishes to conserve her uterus, include medical treatments such as mifepristone, minimally invasive therapies such as uterine artery embolization (UAE) or magnetic-resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS), and laparoscopic or vaginal myomectomy. It is generally accepted, and with justification, that conventional myomectomy is associated with significant morbidity, especially excessive peri-operative blood loss, recurrence of the fibroids and adhesion formation, which might compromise the very reason, i.e.