Obstetrics and gynecology is a branch of medical science that deals with diseases related to the female reproductive system and the care of pregnant and obstetric mothers and related problems. From puberty to menopause, women's reproductive organs are constantly changing in the natural processes of sexual act, pregnancy, ageing, and sometimes illness and injury. Occasionally, further evaluation of gynecological problems is needed, so the doctor may recommend that you have an operation or surgery. Using minimally invasive methods in surgeries such as laparoscopy (making a small incision under the navel, the surgeon enters the special telescope into the abdomen and observes the pelvic organs), myomectomy (this procedure removes uterine tissue leiomas known as fibroids), and hysterectomy (it is a type of surgery in which a telescope enters the uterus and examines the internal cavity of the uterus), can be performed on a variety of gynecological surgeries. These obstetrics and gynecological surgeries include cancers of the reproductive tract, urinary incontinence, childbirth, infertility, reproductive tract infections, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, and vaginal aesthetic surgery.
The surgical costs of obstetrics and gynecology in Iran are much cheaper than in Western countries. So these patients are looking for other affordable options. Iran has a special place in this field with thousands of foreign patients every year, especially in obstetrics and gynecology, owing to its advanced medical science and equipment and low medical costs. The costs of obstetrics and gynecology surgeries in Iran are, in some cases, more than 50 percent cheaper than in European and American countries. Refer to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Surgeries Price Comparison Table to see the price range.
Surgeons are asked to evaluate a patient prior to surgery. The goal of the evaluation of the patient is to detect unrecognized disease and risk factors that may increase the risk of surgery above baseline and propose strategies to reduce this risk. Among these evaluations are the clinical evaluation, screening questionnaire, and age.
Many postoperative problems can be anticipated and eliminated or minimized before surgery. The surgeon may also consider the surgery method after talking to the patient. These cases are mainly related to planned surgeries. Urgent cases require a quick preoperative evaluation process for appropriate care.
The use of minimally invasive methods (making small incisions about one and a half centimetres in length and sometimes not even cutting and simply using natural body cavities) in obstetrics and gynecology surgeries, in addition to reducing side effects of post-surgical and the amount of pain, it shortens the recovery period. Minimally invasive methods have a shorter recovery time than open surgeries, and patients are usually discharged from the hospital after one night. But in open surgeries, the hospital stay is at least 2 to 4 days. Shortening the recovery time of a minimally invasive surgery reduces the chance of blood clots or the possibility of infection. This, of course, depends on the skill of the surgeon as the risk increases if the length of surgery is extended.