So many women suffer with Uterine Fibroids. It's estimated to affect 20-50% of women of childbearing age. It impacts almost every aspect of their lives.
Previously, treatment has often been invasive, painful surgery.
However, there is a bright light on the horizon.
Uterine-Fibroids promotes MRI guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) as a preferable treatment for uterine fibroids and as a replacement for hysterectomy.
MRgFUS, treats uterine fibroids non-invasively in an out patient setting without the need for general anesthesia or hospitalization, greatly reducing recovery time and the risks of side effects.
Insightec is the developer of ExAblate One for women's health and ExAblate OR (the non-invasive operating room), MRI guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery, the cutting edge of fibroid treatment without cutting.
What are uterine fibroids?
Uterine fibroids (non-cancerous tumors) are quite common - affecting between 20-50% of women of childbearing age. While many women do not experience any problems, symptoms can be severe enough to require treatment.
What are the key symptoms of uterine fibroids?
•Heavy and prolonged periods
•Bleeding between periods
•Lower back or leg pain
•Pain during sexual intercourse
•Need for frequent urination caused by bladder pressure
•Feeling of fullness in the lower abdomen
Why choose ExAblate for treating your uterine fibroids?
*It's non-invasive - so there's no cutting or general anesthesia
*It's an outpatient procedure - so in most cases there's no hospital stay
*It's not experimental - so it's safe for use and reduces the risk of side effects
*There's a short recovery time - you'll return to livelihood quickly
To learn more, please visit Uterine-Fibroids.org and read about their techniques and treatments.
You can connect with them on Facebook, and @treatfibroids on Twitter.
To see some very informative videos, please visit Uterine-Fibroid Org.'s YouTube Channel
The amazing folks at Uterine-Fibroids and Insightec are offering one of our readers a chance to win a beautiful fleece scarf (ARV: $20) as a thank you for reading this post and visiting their website.
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25 comments:
Good giveaway. I learned that there are many alternative treatment for Uterine Fibroids.
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I learned that in my state California are three treatment centers: San Diego, Los Angeles and san Francisco
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
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following @treatfibroids on twitter @left_the_stars
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I learned that more than 6500 women have already had this procedure.
I learned that uterine fibriods are non-cancerous.
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I leraned that "following the treatment the body gradually removes the treated tissue over a period of months, providing symptom relief."
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Liked Uterine-Fibroids on Facebook (Mimi Avila)
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Following @treatfibroids on Twitter (@ninjabunyz1)
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I learned that more than 6500 women have already had this procedure.
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the long term risks are •Abdominal skin burn with ulceration
•Back or leg pain or weakness
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i follow uterine fibroids ont witter jmmccarr@gmail.com
I've had these. Not fun. I found their nearest location to me is UCLA Medical Center, Dept. of Radiology, Tumor Ablation Program. Good to know!
AlexDean03(at)yahoo.com
You will lie on the patient table inside an MRI for 3-4 hours depending on the size of your fibroid(s).
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Thank you for the info, wish this had been around a few years earlier for me!
Diane Baum
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Learn that uterine fibroids can cause very heavy periods.
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Follow @treatfibroids on twitter (I'm formosa_rose)
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http://twitter.com/#!/Formosa_Rose/status/98893406989860865
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I learned that there are four primary types of uterine fibroids, that fibroids can grow to be larger than a melon, and that there is a center in Northbrook, IL closest to me.
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Following @treatfibroids on Twitter
@natlayyy
I learned that first, the doctor identifies the fibroid(s) on MR images taken of your pelvic region. Then, after detailed planning, high energy focused ultrasound waves heat a small spot in the uterine fibroid to a temperature of up to 85oC. During the pulse or sonication, which lasts about 15 seconds, the doctor monitors the progress and reviews temperature-sensitive images. Since each sonication treats a very small volume, this process will be repeated until the required volume is treated, typically about 50 times. The procedure lasts about 3 hours depending upon the size and number of fibroids treated.
I tweeted http://twitter.com/manthas24/status/98978294799667200
I learned that More than 6000 women have already undergone the uterine fibroids incisionless procedure.
Very informative post, thanks.
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they have treatment centers in australia
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