Patients Talk
Enjoying Life All Over Again
"I knew there were other alternatives to hysterectomy out there. When I heard about the 7 day to 2 week recovery (instead of 12-14 weeks with hysterectomy), it definitely caught my attention." - Alesia
Hysterectomy Not An Option
"After the embolization, I felt amazing and at 45, I'm fibroid free and feeling happy and healthy." - Kathleen
Keeping Her Womanhood
"Her original doctor performed a myomectomy, but the fibroid came back & the doctor told her that would just have to have a hysterectomy. "I don't care how old I am, I still keep to keep my uterus and my 'womanhood.'" - Cara
Free of Fibroids
"I discovered that embolization would be the right treatment for me. Within a week I was back to work & within 2 weeks, I was running again." - Kathy» Read Transcript
The Least Invasive Surgery
"I did have a huge fibroid tumor, huge. Embolization was the least invasive procedure. I went back to work right away..." - Francesca» Read Transcript
Myomectomy Alternative
"Embolization has changed my life. I no longer have to worry about excessive bleeding and I no longer have this aching in my lower back. I just feel so free." - Denise» Read Transcript
Maintaining Fertility
"This is my daughter Taylor. She's 4 years old. She probably wouldn't be here if I hadn't had the embolization. In 1997 I went to my regular gynecologist and he found a tumor..." - Andrea» Read Transcript
An Alternative to Hysterectomy
"The fibroid was really impacting my life. I tried this alternative to hysterectomy (fibroid embolization) and I got better..." - Ann» Read Transcript
Emergency Embolization
"I distinctively remember the day cause it was Cinco De Mayo. I'm a teacher, I was dressed up for Cinco De Mayo, and I was in the classroom and I started bleeding..." - Lorraine» Read Transcript
Struggled With Fibroids
"Struggled with Uterine Fibroids most of my life. Always had painful periods and even more pain in between periods. I've constantly had to take pain medication... and I was so tired of it."- Isabella(Emmy award-winning tv medical reporter and producer Nancy Williams, takes an in-depth look at Uterine Artery Embolization.)
