What Is UFE?

Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) is a non-surgical, scar-free treatment that treats fibroids through a simple pinhole in your wrist. A micro-wire is guided to the fibroid’s blood vessels and blocks their blood supply — shrinking the fibroids with no cuts or scars, no anesthesia, no hospital stay, and getting you home in a few hours.

Importantly, yes — you can still get pregnant afterward.

How Are Fibroids Affecting You?

Fibroids are common, non-cancerous growths in the uterus in about 1 in 4 women and mostly require no treatment. In 5% (1 in 20) women though, they become large and cause:

• Heavy or prolonged period bleeding
• Severe cramps and pain during periods
• Bloating, heaviness and pressure sensation
• Frequent urination
• Difficulty getting pregnant

What Are Your Treatment Options?

Once fibroids reach a certain size and symptoms become severe, painkillers stop working and a more permanent treatment becomes a necessity.

Conventional Treatments:

• Surgery (Hysterectomy): Removes the uterus completely — effective, but need 4-6 weeks bed recovery, cause permanent loss of fertility and can cause potential complications like urine leakage, bladder damage and permanent loss of urinary control.
• Myomectomy: Cuts out part of uterus where fibroids are present while keeping rest of uterus intact - while it can technically allow pregnancy (almost always requiring a C-section), and the surgery is complex with a risk of urinary issues like hysterectomy and also excessive blood loss (since the uterus has a significantly high blood supply compared to other internal organs).

How Is UFE Different?

UFE works without cutting or removing anything. An interventional radiologist guides a thin wire from your wrist to the uterus using real-time imaging with advanced equipment, and then blocking only the vessels feeding the fibroids. Over the next few weeks your fibroids shrink in size, all symptoms including bleeding and pain disappear, and your uterus stays intact.

Is UFE Right for You?

UFE may be right if you:

• Want to keep your uterus (for pregnancy or personal choice)
• Need quick recovery and minimal downtime
• Can’t undergo surgery due to medical risks
• Want relief without pain, scars, or anesthesia

UFE may NOT be right if you:

• Have certain fibroid types not suitable for embolization (e.g. pedunculated submucosal or completely cervical)
• Are nearing menopause and prefer to wait it out
• Have severe kidney disease and cannot tolerate the contrast used in UFE