Uterine Fibroid Embolization – UFE – Safe, Non-Surgical Option

Uterine fibroid embolisation – UFE, is a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment for women which cut off the flow of blood to painful fibroids in order to kill the tumors. This UFE is being considered as the appropriate treatment for women with fibroids.  Read more about Innovations in In-Vitro Diagnostics: New Technologies, Growth Opportunities, and Market Outlook

UFE is also known as uterine artery embolization, and is a safe, effective and minimally invasive form of treatment that women can chose. This news should be well received by the more than 300,000 women who undergo hysterectomies annually in America in order to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids. These women will now have the option of UFE, which could in turn significantly reduce the rate of hysterectomies in the United States.

Physicians are now expected to be discussing all options of treatment available for symptomatic uterine fibroids, including UFE. Women seeking treatment for fibroids must be fully aware of all the treatment options available to them. UFE is one of the available treatment options, and the best way to determine whether it’s the right one is for the patient and her gynecologist or primary care giver to consult with an interventional radiologist.

Non-surgical UFE is a major advancement in terms of women’s health. As such, it is important for women who are considering surgical treatment to also get an opinion form a provider who is knowledgeable about UFE, in order to determine whether or not they are candidates, for the UFE procedure. UFE is widely available option and SIR lists the interventional radiologists with expertise in the field of UFE in its online physician directory.

UFE is considered a safe and effective option for the appropriately selected patients. Women who wish to choose UFE should have a thorough evaluation with their obstetrician-gynecologist in order to help facilitate optimal collaboration with the UFE expert and to ensure the appropriateness of therapy, while taking into consideration the wishes of the patient in terms of reproduction. Scientists advice that women should be confident in the UFE treatment option. They can get assurance by getting a second opinion and assessing whether UFE is the right treatment option, from the interventional radiologists.

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors which can cause prolonged heavy menstrual bleeding which may be so severe as to cause anemia or make the woman require a blood transfusion; urinary frequency; miscarriage; pain during intercourse and disabling pelvic pain and pressure. 20 to 40% of women aged 35 and over have uterine fibroids of a significant size.
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