Gynaecology

We cordially welcome you to the Gynaecological Unit of the Havelhöhe Community Hospital.

The following pages include information on our range of medical and therapeutic treatment procedures as well as on staff and accommodation. We hope this will provide you with some insight on our department.

We perform all conventional gynaecological procedures. These include vaginal, abdominal and laparoscopic (minimally invasive) procedures, as well as operations of the breasts. We conduct approx. 1000 such procedures annually.

Naturally, we also perform all other conventional gynaecological operations: minor operations such as conisation due to changes to the cervix, hysteroscopy, curettage for endometrial changes, or bleeding during menopause.

Disorders of the Fallopian tubes (e.g. ectopic pregnancy), the ovaries (e.g. cysts) as well as abdominal adhesions (e.g. with endometriosis) can most often be treated using minimally invasive surgical procedures (keyhole surgery). This means that in contrast to open surgery, no abdominal incision is required, and a small entry point is chosen by way of laparoscopy. The advantages of this approach include considerably less discomfort and less scar tissue after the operation, as well as a shorter hospital stay.

A minimally invasive approach may also be sufficient in treating uterine fibroids (benign tumours of the uterus that can result in pain or other symptoms, also known as myomas).

Myomas can be removed while preserving the uterus either with hysteroscopy, laparoscopy or open surgery using an abdominal incision. If removal of the uterus should still be necessary, we aim at surgery via the vagina even with large fibroids.