The New Treatment for Impaired Uterine Function

New therapeutical approaches for the treatment of malignant Melanoma

Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine leiomyomata.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the results of the uterine artery embolization (UAE) for the treatment of uterine fibroids. METHODS Twenty-six patients with ultrasonographic diagnosis of uterine leiomyomata were submitted to UAE with polyvinyl alcohol particles. Imaging and clinical follow-up was performed before the procedure, at 3 months, and 1 year after. RESULTS All procedures but one were techn...

Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine fibroids.

Uterine artery embolization can be regarded as a less invasive procedure for the treatment of fibroids compared with myomectomy, hysterectomy, and laparoscopic myolysis. The aim of this study was the evaluation of safety and efficacy of uterine artery embolization and of womens' opinion about this treatment. After gynecological examination sixty-nine premenopausal women underwent uterine artery...

Treatment For Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids

Symptomatic fibroids affect one in every three women over the age of 35, and are responsible for approximately 30% of all hysterectomies. The precise etiology of fibroids is unknown, but studies suggest that estrogen stimulation is an important factor. Fibroids tend to grow after puberty or during pregnancy, and usually decrease in volume in the post-menopausal period. Classification of Fibroid...

Uterine artery embolization treatment of uterine fibroids: effect on ovarian function in younger women.

PURPOSE To evaluate how uterine artery embolization (UAE) treatment for uterine fibroids (UF) affects ovarian function in young Middle Eastern women. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective study, 32 patients (mean age, 34 y; range, 26-45 y) underwent UAE treatment of symptomatic fibroids. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were measured before and after the embolization treatm...