The excessive presence of estrogen (female hormones) in our body can cause the appearance of these benign tumors known as fibroids in women.
In most cases, fortunately, fibroids do not need treatment but do require regular monitoring by a specialist to monitor their size. However, the situation may also be that these tumors grow at high speed or staying in the innermost part of the uterus, can produce pain and heavy bleeding during menstruation. In these cases, it is highly recommended its elimination.
Fibroids in the uterus: how to treat
until recently, the only option to remove the fibroids was to resort to surgery and remove the uterus, thus losing any possibility of women become pregnant. Currently, there is another possibility: the embolization. This treatment involves preventing further blood reaching the fibroid blocking the artery that feeds it through a catheter. It is a simple and brief intervention, which only requires that epidural anesthesia and requires hospitalization.
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