Acknowledgement:  "Mike and I want to thank the Australian women for creating this Uterine Fibroids website links information list." - Mike and Hope Waltman 

- Australian Family Physician 2006 - Vol 35, (5) – PDF link to article by S. Lyon & K. Cavanagh  web: http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/200605/5829 - excellent Australian-based info on UFE plus other fibroid treatments incl. charts. Ideal for handing to your GP / OBGYN as a first step.  UAE: A Treatment Alternative For Women With Fibroids - PDF  (239Kb)

- Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) – UFE Info Page - International web: http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/uterine.shtml - click “Doctor Finder”, select “UFE” and “Australia” from menu, click “Search” for UFE service providers in Australia. 

- Yahoo Embo Group – Excellent worldwide forum on UFE, U.S.-based web: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/embo/ – regular contributors include interventional radiologists Rob Kirsch, MD & John Lipman, MD. Largest searchable online database on UFE; since 1998. 

- OBGYN.net Fibroid Resource Center and Discussion Forum - Interventional Radiologists Kenneth Thomson, MD (Australia) and Robert Worthington-Kirsch, MD (U.S.A.) are Editorial Advisors on the Uterine Fibroid Discussion Forum, web:  http://www.obgyn.net/fibroid-resource-center/display.asp.

- Melbourne Institute of Vascular and Interventional Radiology – Australian UFE clinic web: http://www.mivir.com.au/ – Incl. info, booking and contact details. 

- Hopeforfibroids.org / Australia – Australia Page on Hopeforfibroids.org web: http://www.hopeforfibroids.org/fibroids-australia.htm - Info pages for women on fibroids & treatment options (incl. UFE), links & contact details for Australian IRs & OBGYNs. 

- Fibroid Network Online – Extensive site on fibroids & treatment options (incl. UFE), UK-based web: http://www.fibroidnetworkonline.com - General online info resource / several languages. 

- UFE Procedure Webcast - Hartford Hospital, Connecticut, U.S.A.
 web: http://www.or-live.com/hartfordhospital/1351 - free streaming 1 hour video download (via RealPlayer) of live UFE procedure (Nov. 2005). 

UFE Services in Perth, WA (contact IR for referral requirements): 

- Royal Perth Hospital Imaging Services
Ph: 61 8 9224 2125   Fax: 61 8 9224 3764
web: http://www.rph.wa.gov.au/imaging/contact.html
IR: Dr. Martin Marshall
email: Martin.Marshall@health.wa.gov.au  – Ph: 61 8 9224 2128 

- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Radiology Department
Ph: 61 8 9346 2233   Fax: 61 8 9346 2091
web: http://www.scgh.health.wa.gov.au/departments/radiology/index.html
IR: Dr. Ashok Kumar; Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni (see VIRC)
email: ashok.kumar@health.wa.gov.au  – Ph: 61 8  9346 2177 

- SKG Radiology - St John Of God Hospital Subiaco
Ph: 61 8 9382 6242  Fax: 61 8 9382 6229
web: http://www.skg.com.au/index.htm
IR: Dr. Will McAuliffe (also consults at RPH & SCGH) 

- Vascular Interventional Radiology Clinic (VIRC)
Ph: 61 8 9381 6292  Fax: 61 8 9381 6292
web: http://virc.com.au (incl. UFE Info Page)
IR: Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni (also consults at SCGH)
email:  sanjay.nadkarni@health.wa.gov.au

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