Why Many Women Unnecessarily Get a Hysterectomy
January 18, 2018
None of the five OB-GYNs [Kim Fenoglia] previously consulted had mentioned UFE, she says. Fenoglia agreed to the UFE, which lasted about 45 minutes – and which quickly alleviated her pain. “It was incredible,” Fenoglia, 46, says. “I had the procedure on a Friday and was back to work on Monday. I feel like I got my life back.”
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Hysterectomy may have long-term health risks
January 4, 2018
Women who undergo a hysterectomy are at greater risk for heart disease and other health issues — even if they keep their ovaries, new research suggests.
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Study: Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) helps restore fertility
June 13, 2017
The minimally invasive treatment can help restore fertility in women with uterine fibroids, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
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Women's sex lives get a boost after nonsurgical fibroid treatment
April 6, 2016
Women with bothersome uterine fibroids saw improvements in their sex lives and significant symptom relief a year after undergoing a type of non-surgical treatment called uterine fibroid embolization, a French study finds.
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Women's Sex Lives Get a Boost After Non-Surgical Fibroid Treatment
April, 4 2016
Women with bothersome uterine fibroids saw improvements in their sex lives and significant symptom relief a year after undergoing a type of non-surgical treatment called uterine fibroid embolization, a French study finds.
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August 2014
Surgeries to avoid: Hysterectomy for uterine fibroids
Each year more than 400,000 American women have a hysterectomy, or removal of the uterus, and studies show that the vast majority of surgeries are unnecessary.
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FDA Strengthens Warning on Device Linked to Cancer
November 22, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration updated its April safety warning, saying doctors should not use the devices, called laparoscopic power morcellators, for performing a hysterectomy or removing uterine fibroids "in the vast majority of women."
The FDA's Dr. William Maisel said there are safer options for most patients.
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The FDA's Dr. William Maisel said there are safer options for most patients.
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Hysterectomy device pulled, may raise risk of spreading cancer
July 31, 2014
Johnson & Johnson suspended sales of devices called laparoscopic power morcellators which are used in performing hysterectomies amid regulators' growing concern that the surgical tool raises the risk of spreading cancer.
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FDA Warns about Hysterectomy Surgery
April 17, 2014
Federal regulators advised doctors to stop using a surgical device used in tens of thousands of hysterectomies each year, citing its potential to spread cancer
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Women Needed for
U of C Fibroid Treatment Study
December 4, 2013
MRI-guided procedure tested as non-invasive study procedure for uterine fibroids
November 11, 2013