Using Birth Control Pills to Reduce Fibroid Symptoms
A class of medication that is sometimes used to treat fibroid symptoms is progesterone-containing birth control. Depending on the severity of fibroid symptoms, sometimes progesterone-containing birth control can be effective at reducing them. Though the exact cause of uterine fibroids remains unknown, there is evidence to suggest that their growth is influenced by hormones. The […]
Prostate Artery Embolization for an Enlarged Prostate
Here at MidAtlantic Vascular and Interventional, we are proud to offer a non-invasive state-of-the-art treatment for men that are experiencing symptoms due to an enlarged prostate. The treatment is Prostate Artery Embolization, and it is an outpatient procedure that has over a 90% success rate for patients with a symptomatic enlarged prostate. Though it is […]
Little Changes, Big Results
A few years ago, a team of researchers at Wake Forest University discovered that a 10% weight loss can improve the symptoms of osteoarthritis in obese and overweight adults. More recently, this same group of researchers conducted a similar study, only this time, they were looking to determine if losing even more weight, 20% to […]