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“WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO MY UTERINE FIBROID QUESTION?”  A PATIENT ASKS HER INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST AND GYNECOLOGIST

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Will the fibroids come back or continue to grow if a woman is taking Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) after Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) or menopause?

How common is it to have post-menopausal fibroid growth?  I have had one fibroid for several years and now, several years after menopause, I have been diagnosed with a new and larger "fibroid".   The radiologist report says he cannot rule out a ‘neoplasm’, and recommended further testing, but my primary doctor’s office said it was normal.  I don’t take hormones.  I have been experiencing abnormal bleeding for almost a year.  I also had a CAT scan to check why I am having lower back pain.

I am a woman in my mid-fifties, my period stopped over a year ago, but my fibroids and uterus are still around the 14-16 week pregnancy size.  Will the fibroids shrink because I am in menopause?  Due to the pressure from the fibroids, would UFE be a good option to look at?

I have heavy bleeding that comes every two weeks. My doctor says it is because of menopause.  I don’t have fibroids.  Will UAE correct this problem?

Can UAE or Myomectomy cause premature menopause?

Some doctors say that fibroids will shrink completely after menopause, and other doctors feel that the shrinkage will be minimal.  My stomach still appears to be distorted after menopause although there has been some shrinkage.  What is your opinion on this?  Are there any other alternatives for me now?

Have you had any feedback or comments from UFE patients who are athletes or at least women in top physical condition concerning their recovery time and training schedule?

Is there a set timeframe Post UAE when ultrasound/MRI studies should be performed and/or only when a problem arises?

In your experience, have you ever had a patient slough tissue or the fibroids decreased to a point that the uterus was completely rid of the dead fibroid tissue?

Do infarcted (dead) fibroids migrate to the surface of the lining of the uterus (endometrial cavity) OR do the fibroids come into contact with the endometrial cavity because the lining changed?

The UAE cuts off the blood and oxygen supply to the fibroid and the fibroid dies.   Does it make a difference  if the fibroid is still connected to the uterus wall or if it drops into the endometrial cavity and into the cervix for an infection to start?

Because the infarcted (dead) fibroid is 'hanging' onto the uterus wall waiting to be possibly sloughed in the future, does that mean the White Blood Count (WBC)  will be a little high because the body recognizes it as a slight 'infection'?  

I had a Laparoscopic Supra-cervical hysterectomy for uterine fibroids.  Is it normal after this procedure to continue to have bleeding monthly due to still having my cervix?   

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