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Embolization endovascular treatment is the injection of a glue-like substance into the abnormal vessels to stop bleeding into the AVM.
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Embolization reduces the blood flow to the uterus, particularly to the fibroids, so that the fibroids shrink.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Embolization reduces the blood flow to the uterus, particularly to the fibroids, so that the fibroids shrink.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Embolization reduces the blood flow to the uterus, particularly to the fibroids, so that the fibroids shrink.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Embolization reduces the blood flow to the uterus, particularly to the fibroids, so that the fibroids shrink.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Embolization or myomectomy—done by a skilled practitioner—avoids some of the problems associated with hysterectomy and poses no greater risks.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Laureys, et al., “Uterine Fibroids Embolization: A Review,” Journal Belge de Radiologie 85, no.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Embolization of the uterine arteries is a newer, less invasive technique that cuts off blood supply to the fibroids and makes them shrink.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Spector, A. R. Roth, et al., “Complications After Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomas,” Obstetrics and Gynecology 100, no. 5 (part 1) (November 2002): 873-80.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Drug Administration (FDA) to market its lead product, Occlusin (R) 500 Artificial Embolization
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