Some women with fibroids found uterine artery embolization (UAE) as a better alternative to hysterectomy surgical method or otherwise. Hysterectomy was carried out about 600 thousand times each year in the U.S. alone for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids and enlarged. br uterine artery embolization involves a nonsurgical procedure that blocks the blood supply to the fibroids without removing the fibroids. This is done by specialists in UAE (interventional radiologists) by placing a small flexible tube called a catheter into the artery in the skin of the groin, then guiding it into the uterine arteries with a fluoroscope (xray machine ) guidance. br The uterine arteries are the vessels that supply blood to the uterus and fibroids. When the catheter is in position, then small particles are injected, and block the small vessels to the fibroids. These locks are stops the blood supply to the fibroids shrink and die. br The women like this less invasive method, as it only needs small incision, local anesthesia, less time to recover and cause minimal blood loss. On the basis of some studies, 90% of patients achieve significant or total relief of symptoms, especially for someone more associated with symptoms such as pelvic pain or pressure and bleeding. It is also very rare event after uterine artery embolization, fibroids regrow or grows again, although there is a possibility. br Besides all these advantages, there are some risks that you need to know, as the possibility of damage to blood vessels, infection, entering menopause early (right after the procedure), especially for women over 45 years of age and that affect their fertility. br br
