Uterine fibroid embolization leads to an impressive mid- and long-term improvement of all investigated physical and psychological fibroid-related and fibroid-associated symptoms and significantly improves women’s health-related quality of life.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Radiology stated that Uterine fibroid embolization led to a reduction of bleeding symptoms in 79.2% of patients, pain in 81.5%, bulk-related symptoms in 78.6%, urinary dysfunction in 60%, sexual dysfunction in 71.4%, fatigue in 62.5%, limitations in social life in 88.2%, and a depressed mood in 89.5% (5).
Another study conducted in the Institute for Diagnostic und Interventional Radiology, Frankfurt University Hospital in association with the clinic for gynaecology and obstetrics and published in Fortschr Röntgenstr journal showed the technical success rate in a range between 98 to 100 % and myomatous symptomatology disappearance in 85 to 94 % of the cases. A reduction in the size of the myomas after Uterine Artery Embolisation was observed to be between 48 to 70 %. An immediate resolution of the hemorrhage in 80 to 96 % of the cases (6).

MRI Control Images

MRI of uterine fibroid before embolization. MRI Image after embolization where the uterine fibroid can hardly be seen.

 

Document Date: 2007/04/26   Author: Ahmed Koujan

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