Nordica Fibroid Care Centre is set to unveil the first High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) machine for treatment of uterine fibroids in its facility in the nation’s capital. HIFU uses real-time ultrasound and high-intensity ultrasound waves to generate localised heat to specifically target individual fibroids to destroy the cells. Nordica, a fertility and fibroid care centre, first introduced the HIFU treatment method in Lagos in 2021.
Speaking during a media chat at the Nordica Fibroid Care Centre in Abuja, the managing director of Nordica, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, said HIFU is a method of symptom relief without surgery. He said the method has recorded tremendous success since it was introduced in Lagos in 2021, hence the need to introduce it in Abuja, while disclosing that HIFU treatment for uterine fibroids will commence in the facility in Abuja on July 1. He said “In Lagos, we have done 475 patients and that’s why we can say with confidence that yes, we can bring it to Abuja too so that the good people of Abuja can take advantage of the HIFU treatment.
” According to research, over 70 per cent of women below 50 years are at risk of developing fibroid, a non-cancerous growth in the uterus that can develop during a woman’s childbearing age, and it can cause significant health problems. Dr. Abayomi said what makes HIFU safe for the treatment of uterine fibroids is that the machine converges at a particular distance and it burns whatever that is in that radius.
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