{"id":2470,"date":"2015-12-03T07:07:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T13:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2015-12-09T22:19:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T04:19:10","slug":"uterine-fibroid-embolization-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/?p=2470","title":{"rendered":"Uterine Fibroid Embolization"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are fibroids? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Fibroids are benign tumors of the uterus that have near-zero risk of becoming cancerous.\u00a0The uterus could have one or several fibroids located in any of its different layers. Like the\u00a0uterus, the growth of fibroids is influenced by\u00a0circulating female hormones. For this reason,<\/p>\n

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fibroids and the problems they cause are com- mon in women of child-bearing age. At meno- pause, they die and rarely cause problems.<\/p>\n

How do I know that I have uterine fi-<\/strong>broids?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Many women with uterine fibroids do not\u00a0know they have them, because they do not border them. These women do not need any\u00a0treatment. Some women may have symptoms\u00a0caused by fibroids, but believe they are natural\u00a0menstrual phenomena. These symptoms include heavy and painful periods, unpredictable\u00a0erratic menses, lower back pain, constipation,\u00a0painful sex, frequent urination, increased abdominal girth, and reduced ability to conceive or\u00a0keep pregnancy. The frequent, heavy menstruation may lead to anemia resulting in persistent\u00a0tiredness, poor exercise tolerance, and air hunger\u00a0after common exertions. Women with these problems often consult a physician.<\/p>\n

Are symptomatic uterine fibroids treata<\/strong>ble?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yes, symptomatic uterine fibroids are treatable. If menopause is near and a woman’s symptoms not\u00a0major, she may choose to wait for them to resolve\u00a0at menopause. Options available to women with major complaints include hormonal treatment,\u00a0myomectomy, endometrial ablation, hysterectomy,\u00a0and uterine fibroid embolization.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is uterine fibroid embolization\u00a0<\/strong>(UFE)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Fibroids before UFE<\/p><\/div>\n

Stated simply, UFE is the injection of biocompati- ble particles into the arteries supplying the uterus\u00a0to obstruct the flow of blood to it. A small catheter the size of spaghetti is inserted into an artery in the\u00a0groin or the left arm\u00a0and advanced into the uterine arteries. Particles of variable sizes\u00a0are injected into the\u00a0arteries to block them\u00a0and kill the fibroids,\u00a0not the uterus.<\/p>\n

The advantages of UFE\u00a0include:<\/p>\n

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  1. It is safe and effective.<\/li>\n
  2. It requires no general anesthesia and can be\u00a0quick.<\/li>\n
  3. It requires short or no hospitalization.<\/li>\n
  4. It stops or decreases heavy menstrual\u00a0bleeding and cramping in most patients.<\/li>\n
  5. It decreases the uterine volume.<\/li>\n
  6. It permits early return to work and usual\u00a0lifestyle.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Fibroids during UFE<\/p><\/div>\n

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    Fibroids 12 months after UFE<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What are fibroids? Fibroids are benign tumors of the uterus that have near-zero risk of becoming cancerous.\u00a0The uterus could have one or several fibroids located in any of its different layers. Like the\u00a0uterus, the growth of fibroids is influenced by\u00a0circulating female hormones. For this reason, fibroids and the problems they cause are com- mon in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-uterine-fibroid-embolization","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2470"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470\/revisions\/2473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medradclinics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}