How to Intervene in Uterine Fibroids

  Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in women, with an incidence of 20-25% in women of childbearing age, often multiple and varying in size. In addition to its reproductive function, the uterus is also an important endocrine organ, which is very important for women’s physiological and psychological well-being. Traditional surgical treatment is very traumatic, not only to the patient’s physiological trauma, but also to the psychological trauma, which affects the couple’s life and feelings.  Interventional treatment: Uterine artery embolization has the advantages of less trauma, less side effects, good efficacy (efficiency above 90%), preservation of the uterus and normal fertility. Interventional treatment does not leave surgical scars and does not affect aesthetics. It has become the first choice in Europe and the United States. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had interventional treatment for uterine fibroids before she took office.  Embolization of uterine fibroids is performed by transcatheter femoral artery puncture and super-selective cannulation into the uterine artery. The embolic agent is slowly released under fluoroscopic surveillance until the uterine artery is blocked or the tumor staining disappears. The embolization agent is usually pindamycin-iodine oil emulsifier or PVA pellets. This procedure should be performed at the hospital 6 days after the menstrual cleansing. The hospital stay is about 1 week.  Day is performed. The elective procedure may not be necessary in case of large bleeding.