Comments on: Where Do the Particles Go After UFE? http://www.fibroids.com/news-blog/2010/03/fibroid-ufe-particles/ Udated information about fibroids, embolization and the latest FTC media news. local seminars and workshops in California Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:37:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Monica http://www.fibroids.com/news-blog/2010/03/fibroid-ufe-particles/comment-page-1/#comment-2660 Monica Sun, 16 May 2010 22:48:26 +0000 http://www.fibroids.com/news-blog/?p=989#comment-2660 I have passed particles along with pieces of what seems to be dead fibroid tissue. I have also passed particles with normal vaginal discharge. Is this normal? I have passed particles along with pieces of what seems to be dead fibroid tissue. I have also passed particles with normal vaginal discharge. Is this normal?

]]> By: beth http://www.fibroids.com/news-blog/2010/03/fibroid-ufe-particles/comment-page-1/#comment-2567 beth Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.fibroids.com/news-blog/?p=989#comment-2567 The plastic particles are made of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and are biocompatible, meaning they illicit little or no immunue response in the human body. There have been several studies that have demonstrated the safety of these PVA particles and suggest that it acts by adhering to vessel walls, reducing blood flow. To date, there are no studies that have supported that PVA particles can act as cancer causing agents. The plastic particles are made of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and are biocompatible, meaning they illicit little or no immunue response in the human body.

There have been several studies that have demonstrated the safety of these PVA particles and suggest that it acts
by adhering to vessel walls, reducing blood flow. To date, there are no studies that have supported that PVA particles can act as cancer causing agents.

]]> By: mercy hodey http://www.fibroids.com/news-blog/2010/03/fibroid-ufe-particles/comment-page-1/#comment-2561 mercy hodey Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:10:18 +0000 http://www.fibroids.com/news-blog/?p=989#comment-2561 Of what material is the plastic particle made of? What studies have been conducted on the long-term effects of the particles in the body? Can they become cancer causing agents in the body? Of what material is the plastic particle made of? What studies have been conducted on the long-term effects of the particles in the body? Can they become cancer causing agents in the body?

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