Search Tag: Uterine Fibroids

Women's Health

Ablation-vs-hysterectomy-for-fibroids

2023 11 Apr

Not all uterine fibroids require treatment. But if patients are suffering due to fibroid-related symptoms like heavy periods, frequent urination, pain, and bloating, 1  the good news is you can help them find relief.    Knowing which treatment to recommend is not always a straightforward decision, and individual patient preferences and circumstances...Read more

Women's Health

Psychological-effects-of-hysterectomy-for-fibroids

2023 06 Mar

If your patients are among the nearly 80% of women who develop fibroids by the age of 50, they could be experiencing heavy periods, frequent urination, bloating, pain during sex, lower back pain, and more. 1  They may come to you for help, desperate to find relief from their symptoms.   A hysterectomy may be a treatment option you discuss, as...Read more

IMAGING Management

Sir2019-ufe-safer-than-surgery-for-women

2019 26 Mar

 #SIR19ATX:  Research shows uterine fibroid embolisation is a durable treatment that results in fewer complications AUSTIN, TEXAS — Uterine fibroid embolisation ( UFE ) effectively treats uterine fibroids with fewer post-procedure complications compared to myomectomy , according to new research presented today at the Society...Read more

IMAGING Management

Less-invasive-treatment-for-uterine-fibroids-underutilised

2017 07 Mar

Researchers in the U.S. have found that uterine fibroid embolisation (UFE), a minimally invasive treatment for uterine fibroids is vastly underutilised – especially in rural and smaller hospitals. Despite data showing that UFEs result in substantially lower costs and shorter hospital stays than hysterectomies, there were more than 65 times as many...Read more