With Ufe fibroids, interventional radiologists use imaging technology to guide a catheter through a small incision in the groin (femoral artery) or the wrist (radial artery) to the artery feeding the fibroid. During treatment, they block the uterine arteries that supply blood to existing fibroids.
With UFE, there is no hospitalization, stitches, or scarring involved. It also won’t impact your fertility, which is why many women who want to have children in the future choose UFE over a hysterectomy.