Uterine fibroids
Uterine fibroids is a benign (non-cancerous) that develop in the uterus wall. Uterine fibroids is a disease is extremely common among 40% of women. Most uterine fibroids are small and asymptomatic, most times being undiagnosed.
Sometimes they can become symptomatic, causing heavy bleeding during menstrual cycle (menorrhagia), pain and pressure sensation in the abdomen, constipation, frequent urination or backache.
Preventing uterine fibroids
Unfortunately you can not prevent the appearance of uterine fibroids. Gynecological consultation and ultrasound diagnosis of uterine fibroids but allow.
Once found, followed, with fibroids.
Therapeutic alternatives for uterine fibroids
Currently there are several surgical alternatives and nonchirurgicale, each with advantages, disadvantages, risks and side effects involved.
Treatments for uterine fibroids: Uterine embolization
Uterine embolization is a non-surgical method that consists in the occlusion of blood vessels (uterine arteries) that supply the fibroids.
As a result, these fibroids resorption occurs, the uterus returns to normal size and the symptoms disappear. Uterine embolization is practiced around the world since 2000. To date it is estimated that over 200,000 women benefited from this technique worldwide.
What types of uterine fibroids may be treated with uterine embolization
In principle, any uterine fibroids, single or multiple, regardless of size, can be treated by embolization. Exceptions are subseroase pediculate fibroids.
Uterine embolization may receive these types of women:
- Young women with symptomatic uterine fibromatoza and caredoresc have kids.
- Women near menopause with single or multiple symptomatic fibroids
- Regardless of age when they want a conservative treatment, minimally invasive, general or anstezie not require blood transfusions.
For intervention is required hospitalization for only 24 hours.
Uterine embolization is a minimally invasive and safe procedure. Possible complications are extremely rare and consist of pain for several days, hematoma at the puncture site, fever.
After embolizarii uterine uterine bleeding (the main accused of patients) immediately ceases. Menstrual cycles are no longer abundant and there was no bleeding between menstrual periods. Other symptoms (feeling of pressure in the abdomen, urinatul frequently, back pain) gradually disappear within a few weeks. Fibroids started to decrease in size. Approximately 6 months to reach normal size uterus. By this procedure to eliminate the need for surgery. If young women with multiple fibroids, symptomatic, with secondary infertility, uterine embolization therapy is virtually the only method by which we can restore hope to have a child.
Sometimes they can become symptomatic, causing heavy bleeding during menstrual cycle (menorrhagia), pain and pressure sensation in the abdomen, constipation, frequent urination or backache.
Preventing uterine fibroids
Unfortunately you can not prevent the appearance of uterine fibroids. Gynecological consultation and ultrasound diagnosis of uterine fibroids but allow.
Once found, followed, with fibroids.
Therapeutic alternatives for uterine fibroids
Currently there are several surgical alternatives and nonchirurgicale, each with advantages, disadvantages, risks and side effects involved.
Treatments for uterine fibroids: Uterine embolization
Uterine embolization is a non-surgical method that consists in the occlusion of blood vessels (uterine arteries) that supply the fibroids.
As a result, these fibroids resorption occurs, the uterus returns to normal size and the symptoms disappear. Uterine embolization is practiced around the world since 2000. To date it is estimated that over 200,000 women benefited from this technique worldwide.
What types of uterine fibroids may be treated with uterine embolization
In principle, any uterine fibroids, single or multiple, regardless of size, can be treated by embolization. Exceptions are subseroase pediculate fibroids.
Uterine embolization may receive these types of women:
- Young women with symptomatic uterine fibromatoza and caredoresc have kids.
- Women near menopause with single or multiple symptomatic fibroids
- Regardless of age when they want a conservative treatment, minimally invasive, general or anstezie not require blood transfusions.
For intervention is required hospitalization for only 24 hours.
Uterine embolization is a minimally invasive and safe procedure. Possible complications are extremely rare and consist of pain for several days, hematoma at the puncture site, fever.
After embolizarii uterine uterine bleeding (the main accused of patients) immediately ceases. Menstrual cycles are no longer abundant and there was no bleeding between menstrual periods. Other symptoms (feeling of pressure in the abdomen, urinatul frequently, back pain) gradually disappear within a few weeks. Fibroids started to decrease in size. Approximately 6 months to reach normal size uterus. By this procedure to eliminate the need for surgery. If young women with multiple fibroids, symptomatic, with secondary infertility, uterine embolization therapy is virtually the only method by which we can restore hope to have a child.
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