Plastic particles are injected into the artery supplying the fibroids. They are carried under pressure from the heart into smaller arteries where they lodge. They cannot travel into other parts of the body. The uterus, unlike the fibroids, gets its blood supply from other arteries, which swell when the uterine arteries are cut off by embolization. Thus, the uterus continues to survive without compromise.
Fibroids begin to shrink immediately.
Improvement in bleeding is immediate, and shrinkage is measured at both six weeks and six months after embolization. Almost every patient experiences cramping pain for one or two days after embolization. We will control the discomfort for you, if necessary keeping you in the hospital overnight. Some patients, especially those with larger fibroids experience a low-grade fever after embolization. There are so many insurance plans, that it is impossible to answer such a question without evaluating your benefits.