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Embolization Fibroids

Mri- guided ultrasound therapy for fibroids?

My wife has a 15 cm fibroid. She is 50 years old and just graduated from engineering school. She would like to get a job, but a hysterectomy will put her out of the market for longer than she'd like. Uterine Arterial Embolization is not an option since she is allergic to iodine used in the procedure.

That will not work for all kinds of fibroids. Only intra-uterine ones and anyway, you have to be prepared for hysterectomy as well in case anything goes wrong.
I m sorry, I dunno the place but wish you good luck!

Fibroids Treatment - What Are the Alternatives?

Fibroids are fibrous tumors that grow on or in the walls of the uterus (womb). They often become problems for women's reproductive systems. The exact medical term for fibroids is "leiomyoma" (you say it, leye-oh-meye-OH-muh). Sometimes simply "myoma" for short.

Fibroids are almost never malignant (cancerous). They are almost always benign. They can grow as single tumors or there can be many of them. They can be as small as a small seed or as large as a cantaloupe.

Experts in the field tell us that 20% to 80% of all women will develop uterine fibroids before they reach the age of 50; they are most common in women who are in their 40's and early 50's.

African-American women are particularly prone to developing uterine fibroids. They seem to develop fibroids symptoms faster and more severely than other women. Probably 50 to 80 per cent of African-American women in the U.S. will develop fibroids.

The large majority of fibroids show no symptoms, cause no problems. The woman with them may be completely unaware that they are even there. Some grow and cause problems, causing pain, putting pressure on the bladder causing frequent urination and heavy or irregular menstruation.

If fibroid symptoms develop there are several fibroids treatments possible. The treatment chosen will depend on age, severity of symptoms, general health, whether or not she is pregnant and whether she may want to have children in the future.

NSAIDs (Non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs) such as ibuprofen or naprosyn may be recommended for women suffering from pain or cramps during menstruation.

Birth control pills may be prescribed to help control heavy periods and stop the fibroid from growing.

GnRH agonists (Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormonal Agonists) is frequently prescribed by Physicians as part of a course of fibroid treatment. For most receiving this drug, fibroids shrink by 1/3 to 1/2 after 2-3 months of treatments.

Uterine artery embolization is used to shut off the blood supply to fibroids which causes them to shrink and go away. This is a non-surgical procedure in which a catheter is threaded through certain arteries to inject a substance that blocks off the artery feeding the fibroid.

Surgery is a sure method, but is both invasive and expensive. The types of surgery most often performed are myomectomy and hysterectomy.

Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus (and usually of the cervix as well). It's a common treatment for fibroids. Thirty per cent of all hysterectomies in the U.S. are done because of fibroids.

Additionally there are many alternative medicine approaches to shrinking and controlling fibroids. These have become more and more popular as they demonstrate good results and as women seek alternatives to expensive surgery.

You should always get the advice of your personal physician or medical specialist before starting any new treatment. Talk to them about any questions you may have regarding any medical condition or problem.

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For more information about the best treatment for fibroids click on the linkin this sentence. Author Jorge Chavez is a researcher, writer and enthusiastic student of how to maintain our human bodies. (They come without an operator's manual and he is working on writing one!) For more info about effective non-surgical fibroids treatment just click on this link.