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Gynaecologist advises women to go for fibroids operation, says procedure is safe
Dr Nathaniel Adewole, a Consultant Gynaecologist at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, has advised women with fibroids not to be afraid of operation as the procedure is safe.
Mr Adewole gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, saying that fibroids affect over 60 per cent of the women population.
According to him, fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman’s uterus; sometimes they are quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods.
He noted that most people with fibroids experienced no symptoms while some could have lower backache, constipation and excessive or painful uterine, bleeding leading to anemia.
Mr Adewole stressed that “death from fibroid operation is very low; in fact, this is the period we have one of the safest times compared to previously because we have advanced technically.
“Sincerely, fibroids operation is very safe now in terms of blood loss because there is a way we secure it to prevent bleeding and it is very effective; the majority of fibroid operations will not need a blood transfusion.
“It is just like any normal operation people can die from it due to some unforeseen complications,’’ he said.
He said that “nobody can say this is the real cause of fibroids, that is why it makes prevention a little bit more difficult technically.
“But one thing is common that may predispose to it: low parity either when the woman starts having children late or the interval between children is so wide; these factors could lead to more occurrences of fibroids.’’
He also noted that even some of those women that got pregnant early had some form of fibroids, “although pregnancy could reduce the chances of one having fibroid, it does not prevent it.
“When somebody has fibroid, there are three options: one in most cases fibroid may be asymptomatic; may be small and there will be no need for intervention.
“The ones that need intervention are of two types; those fibroids that are big leading to the enlargement of the uterus or if the fibroid causes symptoms.’’
He also noted that sometimes the fibroid might not be big but because of its location either inside the endometrium or below the endometrium it would cause symptoms, hence requires an operation.
“Because it could cause excessive bleeding.
“Women that started delivering early or normally without much spacing had a low risk of fibroids formation,’’ he said.
He, therefore, advised that women of childbearing age should start giving birth timely and people that have had fibroids operations for it not to reoccur should start childbearing immediately after the operation.
“Because even after the operation it may reoccur especially if the person went through myomectomy (removal of fibroid).
“Although it is not in every woman who has had the operation that it will reoccur but about 20 per cent of them,’’ he explained.
Mr Adewole further urged that for somebody who is still desirous of pregnancy the treatment for fibroids could be through myomectomy (removal of fibroid) and it could be done through open surgery or laparoscopy.
“But for those that have completed their family size, the best treatment and curative is actually to remove the womb. In this case, there will be no chance of reoccurrence.
NAN
Vehicular movement along the Yelwata axis of the Benue–Nasarawa highway was brought to a standstill on Wednesday as Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, staged a protest, demanding immediate return to their ancestral homes.
The protesters, believed to be victims of persistent attacks by suspected herdsmen, blocked both lanes of the busy highway for several hours, chanting “We want to go back home”.
The protest caused disruption, leaving hundreds of motorists and passengers stranded.
Eyewitnesses said the displaced persons, many of whom have spent years in overcrowded IDP camps, are expressing deep frustration over the government’s delay in restoring security to their communities.
“We have suffered enough. We want to return to our homes and farms,” one of the protesters told reporters at the scene.
Security personnel were reportedly deployed to monitor the situation and prevent any escalation, though tensions remained high as of press time.
Efforts to reach the Benue State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, and other relevant authorities for comment were unsuccessful.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL has officially decided not to sell the Port Harcourt Refining Company.
NNPCL has, instead said it is committed to conducting an extensive rehabilitation of the facility and ensuring its continued operation.
During a company-wide town hall meeting held at the NNPC Towers in Abuja, Bayo Ojulari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, announced the decision regarding the future of the nation’s most significant state-owned refining asset, putting an end to weeks of speculation.
A statement by NNPCL reads, “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has officially ruled out the sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, reaffirming its commitment to completing high-grade rehabilitation and retention of the plant.
“The ongoing review indicates that the earlier decision to operate the Port Harcourt refinery, before full completion of its rehabilitation, was ill-informed and subcommercial.
”Although progress is being made on all three, the emerging outlook calls for more advanced technical partnerships to complete and high-grade the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery.
”Thus, selling is highly unlikely as it would lead to further value erosion.”
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Adeyemi Olumode, as the new Federal Fire Service, FFS, Controller-General.
The appointment was announced on Wednesday on behalf of the Federal Government by retired Maj.-Gen Abdulmalik Jubril, Secretary of the Civil, Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB.
Jubril said the appointment followed the retirement of the current Controller-General, Abdulganiyu Jaji, on August 13.
Jaji is retiring upon attaining the age of 60 by August 13.
Jibril further disclosed said that Adeyemi Olumode is qualified for the position, having attended and passed all mandatory in-service training, Command courses as well as other courses within and outside the country.
“He brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having transferred his service from the FCT Fire Service to the Federal Fire Service and grown to the rank of DCG in the Human Resource Directorate of the Service Headquarters.
“He has served in various capacities and is equally a member/fellow of the following professional associations including Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN, Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria, Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Treasury Management of Nigeria.”
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