Fibroids? UFE?
Fibroids are benign tumors of the uterus. Benign means they do not behave like a cancer and spread to other parts of the body. That's the good news. The bad news is fibroids can cause a lot of misery.
They can cause heavy abnormal menstrual bleeding. So much bleeding that patients with them are often anemic. They are a common cause of pelvic pain. Sex can be painful because of the fibroids.
Fibroids can press on the bladder making you feel like you have to pee all of the time. And they can press on the rectum, causing constipation and bloating. They can make your abdomen stick out as if you were pregnant.
A classic treatment for fibroids is surgical removal of the uterus: hysterectomy. But a much less radical, highly effective, non-surgical treatment is Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
UFE is a medical procedure; not some iffy alternative therapy. The procedure is performed in a hospital by sub-specialty trained physicians. UFE is safer than hysterectomy, has a shorter recovery time and will get rid of the fibroids without the need for surgery. If you are suffering from fibroids and trying to avoid surgery UFE might be your solution. And if you are considering hysterectomy, you would be well served to read the rest of this page before you decide.
They can cause heavy abnormal menstrual bleeding. So much bleeding that patients with them are often anemic. They are a common cause of pelvic pain. Sex can be painful because of the fibroids.
Fibroids can press on the bladder making you feel like you have to pee all of the time. And they can press on the rectum, causing constipation and bloating. They can make your abdomen stick out as if you were pregnant.
A classic treatment for fibroids is surgical removal of the uterus: hysterectomy. But a much less radical, highly effective, non-surgical treatment is Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
UFE is a medical procedure; not some iffy alternative therapy. The procedure is performed in a hospital by sub-specialty trained physicians. UFE is safer than hysterectomy, has a shorter recovery time and will get rid of the fibroids without the need for surgery. If you are suffering from fibroids and trying to avoid surgery UFE might be your solution. And if you are considering hysterectomy, you would be well served to read the rest of this page before you decide.