Review Article

Modern Myoma Treatment in the Last 20 Years: A Review of the Literature

Table 1

Treatment options for uterine myomas.

Oral contraceptive pills (symptomatic control of pain/bleeding)
Levonorgestrel-intrauterine device (IUD) (symptomatic control of pain/bleeding)
Ulipristal acetate treatment
Myoma embolisation by interventional radiology (induced ischemic myoma necrosis and shrinkage)
High frequency ultrasound treatment (induced thermic myoma necrosis and shrinkage)
Hysteroscopic myomectomy
Laparoscopic/open myomectomy and uterine reconstruction
Laparoscopic/open/vaginal hysterectomy