Everything You Need to Know About Revolutionary Treatment Procedure For Fibroids

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USA Vascular Centers
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Everything You Need to Know About Revolutionary
Treatment Procedure For Fibroids
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What exactly is Uterine Artery Embolization?

• Uterine artery embolization, acronymed as
  (UAE) is a treatment procedure to treat uterine
  fibroids noncancerous (benign) tumors that
  usually develop in the uterus, without carrying
  any surgery.

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• This procedure aims at cutting off the blood
  supply of the fibroids, thereby causing it to
  shrink. The doctor who performs the procedure is
  called an Interventional Radiologist

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How the process is carried out

• The procedure takes about 1 to 3 hours to
  complete and is carried out this way
• A sedative is given to make you feel relaxed and
  sleepy.
• A local painkiller (anesthetic) is applied to the
  skin around your groin to numb the area.
• A tiny cut (incision) in your skin is made to
  insert a thin tube (catheter) into your femoral
  artery, which is at the top of your leg.
• The catheter is threaded into your uterine artery
  to ensure proper supply of blood to the uterus.
• Small plastic or gelatin particles are jabbed
  through the catheter into the blood vessels to
  block arteries that carry blood to the fibroids,
  thereby causing fibroids to shrink and alleviate
  eventually.

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Why the procedure is performed

• UAE is considered to be an effective way to
  treat some types of fibroids. You can consult a
  physician at vascular disease center in
  Bensonhurst to understand the condition of
  fibroids you have.

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What are the common symptoms?

• Women who have fibroids may experience symptoms
  given below
• Bleeding, low blood count, pelvic pain or
  pressure, waking up at night several times to
  urinate, and persistent constipation
• Heavy menstruation, painful menstruation,
  spotting and irregular menstruation
• Pain during sexual intercourse
• Abdominal distension, abnormal vaginal bleeding,
  cramping, or irregular uterine bleeding

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What precaution should be taken before the
procedure?

• If you consult a uterine artery embolization
  specialist, do tell them if you could be
  pregnant, or planning for the same. And about the
  medicines, supplements, or herbs you are having
  with or without prescription.
• Before commencing the procedure, you are asked
  to stop consuming drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen
  (Advil, Motrin), warfarin (Coumadin), and any
  other medicines that make it hard for your blood
  to clot.
• Note// Dont forget to ask your doctor which
  medicines are allowed to consume. And quit
  smoking (if you do so).

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What precautions should be taken post treatment?

• You may need to stay overnight in the hospital
  or may be discharged. Post treatment you are
  needed to follow all the instructions given by
  the physician.
• You may experience moderate to severe abdominal
  and pelvic cramps for the first 24 hours. Most
  patients recover quickly and resume all their
  daily activities within 7 to 10 days.

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• For detailed information, consult an
  interventional radiologist working at a reputed
  vascular disease center in Bensonhurst. Please
  visit at usavascularcenters.com
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• call at 844-723-7240
• USA Vascular Centers have dedicated specialists
  who assist our patients in determining their
  coverage.

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