![]() ![]() Most patients I have treated for Uterine Fibroid Embolization have referred themselves after researching treatment options for symptomatic fibroids on the Internet. Simply because a medical procedure has been in place for such a long time, certainly doesn’t mean it is the best therapy for every patient. Although hysterectomy certainly is effective for fibroids, it comes at the expense of a woman’s fertility, and requires a long postoperative recovery period. The hysterectomy procedure has been such a long standing practice that many OB/GYNs fail to recognize that other procedures for treatment of fibroids could be equally effective and still preserve a woman’s uterus. Also, for almost 100 years, OB/GYN doctors have been surgically treating symptomatic fibroids with hysterectomy. Because this procedure is usually performed by an interventional radiologist in a specially designed x-ray room, training doctors in OB/GYN rarely have the opportunity to learn this procedure from the other OB/GYN doctors training them. Very few OB/GYN doctors receive instruction on how to perform UFE as a treatment for fibroids in their residency training. The lack of referrals can likely be attributed to the training of OB/GYN doctors, and their history of treating fibroids. Many patients are not informed by their OB/GYN (Obstetrician/Gynecologist) doctors that Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) is a therapeutic option for treatment of symptomatic fibroids. ![]()
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