Uterine fibroids: current perspectives

AT Khan, M Shehmar, JK Gupta - International journal of women's …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Uterine fibroids are a major cause of morbidity in women of a reproductive age (and
sometimes even after menopause). There are several factors that are attributed to underlie …

Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids

JK Gupta, A Sinha, MA Lumsden… - Cochrane Database of …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Uterine fibroids cause heavy prolonged bleeding, pain, pressure symptoms and
subfertility. The traditional method of treatment has been surgery as medical therapies have …

[HTML][HTML] Uterine-artery embolization or myomectomy for uterine fibroids

I Manyonda, AM Belli, MA Lumsden… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Uterine fibroids, the most common type of tumor among women of reproductive
age, are associated with heavy menstrual bleeding, abdominal discomfort, subfertility, and a …

Midterm clinical and first reproductive results of a randomized controlled trial comparing uterine fibroid embolization and myomectomy

M Mara, J Maskova, Z Fucikova, D Kuzel… - Cardiovascular and …, 2008 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to compare the midterm results of a radiological and surgical
approach to uterine fibroids. One hundred twenty-one women with reproductive plans who …

Clinical practice guidelines on menorrhagia: management of abnormal uterine bleeding before menopause

H Marret, A Fauconnier, N Chabbert-Buffet… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Normal menstrual periods last 3–6 days and involve blood loss of up to
80ml. Menorrhagia is defined as menstrual periods lasting more than 7 days and/or …

ART and uterine pathology: how relevant is the maternal side for implantation?

D Galliano, J Bellver, C Díaz-García… - Human reproduction …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Assisted reproduction technology (ART) has become a standard treatment
for infertile couples. Increased success rates obtained over the years have resulted primarily …

Uterine artery embolization vs hysterectomy in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: 5-year outcome from the randomized EMMY trial

SM van der Kooij, WJK Hehenkamp, NA Volkers… - American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare clinical outcome and health related
quality of life (HRQOL) 5 years after uterine artery embolization (UAE) or hysterectomy in the …

Uterine artery embolization versus myomectomy: impact on quality of life—results of the FUME (Fibroids of the Uterus: Myomectomy versus Embolization) Trial

IT Manyonda, M Bratby, JS Horst, N Banu… - Cardiovascular and …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose This study was designed to compare quality of life (QoL) outcomes after uterine
artery embolization (UAE) or myomectomy. Methods Women with symptomatic fibroids …

[HTML][HTML] Uterine artery embolisation versus myomectomy for premenopausal women with uterine fibroids wishing to avoid hysterectomy: the FEMME RCT.

J Daniels, LJ Middleton, V Cheed… - Health Technology …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Uterine fibroids are the most common tumour in women of reproductive age
and are associated with heavy menstrual bleeding, abdominal discomfort, subfertility and …

Pregnancy success and outcomes after uterine fibroid embolization: updated review of published literature

PE Ludwig, TJ Huff, MM Shanahan… - The British Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Females with symptomatic leiomyomas (fibroids) wishing to maintain fertility are faced with
difficult treatment choices. These include uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), myomectomy …