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(This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /www/vivaevecom_107/public/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121If you\u2019ve been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, has your doctor<\/a> discussed all your fibroid treatment options with you? Uterine fibroid embolization, or UFE, is a minimally invasive procedure that shrinks fibroids nonsurgically and relieves fibroid symptoms by blocking the blood flow to the fibroids. As first-line therapy for women with symptomatic fibroids, it has significantly shorter recovery times than surgical procedures, and as such, should be considered as a less invasive but equally effective alternative. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n If you\u2019re interested in learning about UFE, here are 5 things to know: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n UFE isn\u2019t a new-age procedure, but its name has changed over the years. Its inception was in 1974 when Parisian neuroradiologist Dr. Jean-Jacques Merland<\/a> first used uterine artery embolization to treat a woman suffering from severe menstrual bleeding caused by fibroids. Based on his success, in the early 1990s French gynecologist, Dr. Jacques Ravina, began to use uterine artery embolization to prep women for fibroid surgery when he realized that following the procedure, patients\u2019 fibroids shrank or disappeared altogether.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n From that point on, the research and science grew, and today uterine fibroid embolization is recognized as UFE, an effective, minimally invasive non-surgical fibroid treatment method. Currently, UFE is used to treat approximately 14,000 cases of fibroids annually in the United States. Researchers estimate that UFE successfully reduces fibroids by 42 percent to 83 percent<\/a> and that the majority of women \u2013 71 percent to 92 percent \u2013<\/a> experience alleviation of fibroid-related symptoms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n UFE is nonsurgical and *almost* non-invasive. The procedure involves making a tiny incision in the artery that is located in the upper thigh or the wrist so that the interventional radiologist performing the procedure can go in with a very thin catheter and make their way into the uterus to locate and block only the arteries that are feeding the fibroids blood. Starved of its blood supply, this causes the fibroids to shrink or disappear entirely over time, leading to a dramatic decrease in fibroid-related symptoms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n In the U.S., hysterectomy \u2013 removal of the uterus \u2013 is the second most commonly performed surgery among women after Caesarean section. However,\u00a0one out of five women who undergo a hysterectomy may not need<\/a>\u00a0it at all, estimates a\u00a0study\u00a0published in the\u00a0American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. For women with fibroids looking to explore other options, UFE is a uterus-sparing alternative that helps women restore their fertility and quality of life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n In a study<\/a> comparing outcomes of a group of 111 patients who either underwent an abdominal myomectomy<\/a> (44 women) or UFE (67 women), the following success rates were observed:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n It\u2019s clear that UFE is an effective treatment option that provides significant fibroid symptom control without the risks of surgical procedures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nIt’s been around for decades<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
It treats fibroids less invasively<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
It\u2019s an alternative treatment to hysterectomy<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
Fibroid-related symptoms are significantly reduced<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n