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Caution: The photos are GRAPHIC IN
NATURE.
What do
fibroids look like? Do you
have any pictures of uterine fibroids? (To photo)
What do Ovarian
Cysts & Uterine Fibroids look like? Clinical photos of Ovarian Cysts
& Uterine Fibroids during surgery. (To
photos)
Did you know that
Fibroids can grow to be the size of full term pregnancies? (To photos)
Do you have an
illustration of how the Uterine Artery Embolization procedure is
performed?
Do
you have a video of the Uterine Artery Embolization procedure?
Do
you have any documentation on the embolic material that is used for the
UAE procedure?
What is the amount of
radiation used during UAE, and what materials will be used during a
hysterectomy?
What happens to the plastic particles that are used in the procedure?
Have any of your patients had a rejection or any sensitivity to the
plastic particles? If so, how
did you handle this situation?
How
does the UAE procedure differ for patients with very large uteri to small
uteri (amount of particles used)?
Are coils used for
the UAE procedure? Do the coils dissolve?
Is it ok to have
your menses during the UAE procedure? What is Hypogastric Nerve
Block?
I
understand that you are involved in clinical research studies?
Are
there a lot of complications with the Uterine Fibroid Embolization (i.e.
UAE) procedure?
If
a woman has a myomectomy procedure and later the uterine fibroids grow
back, can UAE still be performed on her with satisfactory results?
I
(Hope), as an UAE patient, am now involved in the Duke University study.
Can you explain what this study is?
Page #2 Methods for Management of
Uterine Fibroids Treatment Guide:
Hysterectomy and Myomectomy
Myolysis, Endometrial Ablation, Uterine Artery Embolization, Medical drug
Therapy, and Watchful Waiting
Endometrial
Ablation
Uterine Artery Embolization procedure (UAE color illustration)
Medical
Therapy: Contraception
GnRH,
RU486, and Asoprisnil
Fibroids: Pregnancy and Contraception
Progesterone
Watchful
Waiting
ExAblate - (MR guided Focused Ultrasound)
Page #3
Type of Fibroids Guide
Uterus Guide
(Uterus Illustration)
Pelvic Pain Information
Page #4 Methods for
Diagnosing Uterine Fibroids:
Diagnosing Uterine
Fibroid Tumors
Abdominal & Pelvic
Ultrasound
Hysterosonography
Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Diagnostic Hysteroscopy
CAT Scan (CT Scan) and Biopsy
Endometrial Biopsy
(My Journey 3 Years to 3
Years 9 Months)
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