Non-Surgical Fibroid Embolization – Cure for Uterine Fibroids

Embolization Solution:

Fighting Fibroids Without Surgery

There are many treatments available for uterine fibroids, including myomectomy and hysterectomy. Most women with symptomatic fibroids are candidates for uterine artery embolization. Contact us or consult your doctor to determine if it’s right for you. If your doctor recommends hysterectomy, seek a second opinion and explore all your options.

Uterine Artery Embolization is Non-Surgical.

Uterine artery embolization (UAE), also called uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), is an endovascular procedure, meaning it is performed through the arterial system. It is non-surgical and minimally invasive, and it does not require general anesthesia. The groin is numbed and the patient is sedated, but you’re still conscious enough to respond to questions.

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First, the surgeon makes a small nick in the skin on the groin, above the femoral artery, and inserts a catheter. Under real-time X-ray guidance, the surgeon identifies the uterine artery on both sides of the uterus. These arteries supply blood for the fibroids in most patients suffering from uterine fibroids. Then the doctor injects tiny particles—about the size of a grain of sand—into the uterine arteries to block the blood supply to the uterus. These particles slow blood flow to the fibroids, causing them to shrink.

Recovery time after uterine fibroid embolization is usually an overnight stay in the hospital, mostly to monitor pain with pain medications. Most women return to light activities and work within a week. After embolization, bleeding stops immediately in most patients, and fibroids shrink gradually to about 50% within 6 months.

What Are Your Options?

Uterine fibroids can be treated with surgery, including hysterectomy (which removes the entire uterus) and myomectomy (which removes the fibroids but leaves the uterus). Both are major surgeries that requires 4 days in the hospital and a 6-week recovery period. Myomectomy can preserve fertility, but it carries the additional risk of recurrence, since most women have multiple fibroids and it’s impossible to cut them all out.

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