Rock-a-bye baby: Uterine fibroid embolization shows fertility rates comparable to myomectomy
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
Uterine fibroid embolization, a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure that blocks blood supply to treat painful uterine fibroids, has a comparable fertility rate to myomectomy, the surgical removal of uterine fibroids, for women who want to conceive, according to the first study on the subject released at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla.