And, most of these women would change gynecologists if theirs did not favor the procedure, according to two reports presented Wednesday at the 26th annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology in San Antonio, Texas.
Fibroids are benign growths that develop in the wall of the uterus.
They are associated with excessive bleeding and are often treated by surgical removal. Depending on the size and specific location of the fibroids, hysterectomy may be required. The embolization procedure, on the other hand, blocks the arteries that supply blood to the fibroids. Without their blood supply, the fibroids often shrink in size so significantly that no other treatment is needed. As determined by follow-up telephone surveys, fibroid embolization did not cause any deterioration in sexual function.