Solutions and Successes for the Lack of Fibroid Surgery in Third World Countries

The incidences of fibroid surgery options are fairly limited in third world countries. Fortunately there are some options that are still available. This is a review of those and what they are doing for solutions and successes for the lack of fibroid surgery in third world countries.

Fibroid Problems

The fibroids grow because the urinary system and the vagina failing to have adequate blood flow. This results in the growth of fibroids that place the entire genital area into a flow problem. The urine fails to flow in the pattern that is normal. When this continues, the leaking begins. In some cases it leads to the development of malignant tumors and even death.

What Happens When Surgery and other Solutions are Not Performed?

When a subject does not receive the required surgery they experience the discomfort of urine that dribbles out without warning. This leads to social problems with their community and relationships. This is due to the unpleasant smell and unappealing aspects of the presence of urine on the women.

Other women develop cancer when the fibroids turn malignant. This can lead to death. Both of these reasons are obviously very serious. The lack of fibroid surgery has been an issue for years in third world countries. Today however, studies are being performed and surgeries are making the solutions and success of fibroid surgery a reality. Here are the facts on those studies and successes.

The Projects

There is much need for more availability of fibroid surgery for women that live in third world countries today. A University research team out of the United Nations Funds created the study that is listed here for Populations Activities.

Statistics

• Less than 16 % of the women and girls in third world countries are receiving this care.
• The study of this care is provided in East Africa and Nigeria.
• The ages ranged from 33 to 85 years of age.
• The success rate for the study was 95%.
• That success meant that 95% of the women in the study were completely healed.
• Four of the women required follow up surgery in order for that to happen.
• The study was performed from through May 31st June 1st of 2006.
• The women in the study comprised of fibroid tumors that were malignant and non-malignant.

The Solutions

The first solution is surgery. While some women simply required anti-biotic for mild infections relating to the fibroids that were benign and not a physical or social problem, 98% of the women in the study required surgery. This relates to a statistic that states that 95% of all women in the world require some form of surgery to remove and handle the damaged tissue. Additionally, 49% required further surgeries to repair damage to the vaginal wall, cervix, and urinary tract. These were done with high level of success.

Some women, 9% of the women required further surgery for more than one issue related to fibroids. All of the women received post-op care to handle the pain and healing of the tissue.

Counseling was also given for the emotional scarring and sexual healing that is required of such a traumatic event. The women in these studies all found the counseling to be a life-changing event for their area. The culture of these locations was predominately Muslim, and largely caused by sexual mutilation of the women in question. The post-op counseling has helped many of these women to make serious changes to their life after the realization that this is not a normal part of a woman's sexual and reproductive life. All cases were handled with social and ethical care.

The Cause of This Damage

The women that were included in the study all received their assistance free of charge. The study was specifically held to document the solutions and successes for the lack of Fibroid surgery in third world countries.

The largest cause for this damage was poor obstetrics, post-natal and subsequent care for surgery after mutilation to the genital region. Various personal sexual scars through the life of the candidates due to damage caused the rest. Some were benign injuries from normal life, but the predominant cause was abusive e treatment of the women sexually and in reproduction.

While this study was beneficial to the women that participated in this study, there is much further need for this in third world countries. Many of these countries are in the habit of mutilating women in their genitals to hold with social and cultural traditions. While the maintenance of tradition and respect for a culture is essential in these cases, it is also the responsibility of people in advantaged economical countries to help prevent or assist in this form of humanitarian assistance.

While these solutions and successes for the lack of fibroid surgery in third world countries is encouraging, still more work must be done to achieve a success rate that mirrors first world countries. This type of surgery can and does happen in the first world but the largest incidence occurs in places in the third world were care and help is in dire need of help.

Resource: The United Nations