Fibroids Surgery
Uterine Fibroid Embolization, a Safer Alternative to Surgery
Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) works by injecting small particles to block the blood vessels feeding the tumors. Without a blood supply, the fibroids wither, die and detach from the uterine wall within a matter of days. The particles—“emboli”—are deliver...
Common Fibroids Surgery Risks and Side Effects
Uterine Fibroids Surgery Side Effects
There are two kinds of fibroid removal surgery, myomectomies and hysterectomies, and there are two of each, abdominal and laparoscopic. A myomectomy removes only the fibroids themselves, while a hysterectomy removes the...
Cancer Included in Morcellation Hysterectomy Side Effects
Morcellation Hysterectomy Side Effects
Approximately 500,000 women undergo hysterectomies each year, and of these about 11% were performed using a device known as a morcellator. That means that about 50,000 women every year receive laparoscopic morcellation...
Facts about Uterine Fibroid Removal Surgery
What are Uterine Fibroids?
Uterine fibroids are benign tumors - uncontrolled cell growths - that develop on the inner lining of the uterus, ranging from the size of a pea to that of a grapefruit. Fibroids can cause a host of unpleasant symptoms, such as dis...
Fibroid Removal Surgery Procedures
There are three main types of fibroid removal surgery:
Endometrial Ablation
Myomectomy
Hysterectomy
Most are surgical, requiring some form of anesthesia; others are less invasive and do not interfere with pregnancy.
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The Danger of Power Morcellation Surgery in Treating Uterine Fibroids
According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 80% of African American women and 70% of Caucasian women will develop uterine fibroids, benign tumors that grow in the uterus, by the age of 50. Although no one knows exactly what causes these growths, ...
Hysterectomy & Myomectomy Patients Are At Risk
The FDA has issued a potentially life saving warning about uterine fibroids that every woman should read.Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous tumors that grow within the wall of the uterus. One study shows that by age 50, more than half of all American women...