I. What is minimally invasive interventional therapy? Minimally invasive interventional therapy is an emerging medical discipline that uses high-tech equipment such as catheter guidewires to treat diseases under the guidance of imaging equipment. Because of the advantages of small trauma, fast effect, remarkable efficacy and high safety, it has been rapidly developed in just a few decades after it was applied in clinical practice. The treatment of certain diseases that were previously untreatable can also be effectively treated. Therefore, it is now internationally ranked as the third clinical treatment system after medical and surgical treatment. The treatment of uterine fibroids through interventional methods is becoming one of the preferred methods for this disease because of its non-damage to the uterus, good efficacy, quick recovery and low pain. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received minimally invasive interventional treatment for uterine fibroids. How does minimally invasive intervention treat fibroids? Interventional treatment of fibroids is selective uterine artery embolization. Specifically, a small incision of less than 2 mm is made on the skin surface at the root of the thigh, and then a very thin catheter is delivered to the uterine artery under the guidance of a guidewire, and granular embolic material is injected along the catheter, which will follow the blood flow to the capillaries inside the lesion and embolize them, thus blocking the blood supply on which the fibroids live and thus “starving” the tumor. starve” the tumor to death. What is the efficacy of interventional treatment? According to our experience and domestic and foreign literature, more than 95% of patients with menstruation, abdominal pain, anemia, urinary frequency, urinary urgency and other clinical symptoms will be significantly relieved or disappeared after interventional treatment, and most tumors will be significantly reduced or disappeared. The recurrence rate of uterine fibroids treated with this method is low, and overseas scholars have followed up 193 interventional patients for up to 5 years and found no recurrence of symptoms. What are the advantages of this method compared with other methods? 1.Small trauma, fast recovery after surgery, and high patient acceptance. The surgery can be completed by making a 2mm incision in the skin of the thigh, which will not leave any trace on the body surface after the surgery. The postoperative recovery is quick, usually 1 day after surgery, you can go to the ground, and 3-5 days after surgery, you can leave the hospital and work normally. Most of the patients are satisfied with the results of the operation and are willing to accept the operation again. 2. The uterus can be preserved and the fertility of the patient can be preserved. The operation basically does not damage the uterus and can preserve the normal physiological function of the uterus. V. What kind of fibroids are suitable for interventional treatment? 1. Symptomatic fibroids; 2. Asymptomatic fibroids larger than 4cm in diameter; 3. Patients with heavy psychological burden; 4. Recurrence after myoma excision. What is the safety of the method? Since the operation is done completely under the surveillance of imaging equipment, it is safe, but there are sporadic reports of ectopic embolization leading to bladder and ureteral necrosis, postoperative amenorrhea and other complications, so the treatment must be done by a professional physician with formal training. The majority of patients will not have serious complications. VII. What should I pay attention to when I have this treatment? The timing of surgery should be within 3-7 days after menstruation; ultrasound or MRI should be done before surgery to understand the location, size and number of fibroids for comparison with the postoperative period; sexual intercourse should be prohibited for three months after surgery, and gynecological ultrasound should be reviewed regularly after surgery to understand the changes of fibroids.