UFE Consultation
It’s a new year, and why not make it a year without the pain and discomfort that comes with having uterine fibroids by setting up a UFE consultation? Sound good? Great! So let’s get started by scheduling your initial consultation here at MidAtlantic Vascular and Interventional to determine the treatment method that would be best for […]
Making it Through the Holidays with Fibroids
If you have decided to take action and do something about your uterine fibroids- Congratulations on making your health and your body a priority! This is wonderful news. As you deserve to live a life free of the many uncomfortable, life-interrupting, and painful symptoms that can come with having uterine fibroids. However, for those of […]
Holiday Season and Fibroids
The holiday season can be a time full of laughter and joy. It can be time spent with family and friends, sharing presents and good food and fun. It can be a wonderful celebration for all, however, for women with uterine fibroids, this time of year isn’t always as carefree and joyful as it could […]
Does Location Matter?
Fibroids can grow inside, underneath, and outside of the uterine walls. And, depending on their location, fibroids are usually divided into four different types: Intramural, subserosal, pedunculated, and submucosal. Intramural fibroids are fibroids that grow within the muscular uterine wall and are the most common type of fibroid. Due to their location, intramural fibroids can […]
Cramping and Acute Fibroid Pain
If you are diagnosed with uterine fibroids and are experiencing cramping and acute fibroid pain, it could be due to fibroid degeneration. What is fibroid degeneration, you ask? Fibroid degeneration is a process that occurs when fibroids start to die off and break down. And, why would this happen? Fibroid degeneration is due to uterine […]
Excessive Cramping and Pelvic Discomfort
One of the most common symptoms associated with uterine fibroids is excessive cramping and pelvic discomfort. Unlike menstrual cramps, which are caused by the contracting uterus as it pushes out the endometrium during a monthly period, fibroid cramps can exist outside of the average 5-7 days that menstruation lasts. In fact, for women with uterine […]
Menstrual Cramps or Fibroids?
If you are a menstruating female, it is likely that at some point you have experienced the pain and discomfort of menstrual cramps. These cramps usually range from mild to moderate, and can most often be treated with over-the-counter medications, and soothed with a hot water bottle or heating pad. However, some women experience excessive […]
The Symptoms of Uterine Fibroids: Finding Relief
Uterine fibroids are a common type of benign tumor characterized by the overgrowth of connective or smooth muscle tissue in the uterus. These tumors, which affect women mainly during their reproductive years, are diagnosed in up to 70% of white women and more than 80% of women of African ancestry during their lifetime. Though most […]
Fibroid Symptom: Menorrhagia
What do heavy menstrual cycles, fatigue, dizziness, pelvic pressure and bloating, enlargement of the abdomen, constipation, increased urinary frequency, heavy bleeding (menorrhagia), pain during sex, and even infertility all have in common? If you guessed “symptoms caused by uterine fibroids.” You’re right! Although fibroids are non-cancerous, due to the many painful, uncomfortable, and life-limiting side […]
It’s Time to Take Action
If you have decided it’s time to take action against the heavy bleeding, pelvic pressure, urinary issues, and sexual problems that are common symptoms of uterine fibroids- Congratulations! And, if you’ve chosen to treat the fibroid condition through a non-invasive procedure, Uterine Fibroid Embolization- Double those congratulations! As you’ve chosen a treatment procedure that has […]