“I want everyone to know that fibroid disease is curable.” Doctors raise awareness of uterine fibroids
July is Fibroid Awareness Month, and doctors want to raise awareness and inform women about fibroids and how to treat them.
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Jul 27, 2022, 11:32 PM
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Updated 660 days ago
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is Fibroid Awareness Month, and doctors want to raise awareness and inform
women about fibroids and how to treat them.
Uterine
fibroids are noncancerous - the benign tumors develop in the
uterus. According to the co-founder and CEO of USA Clinics Group, Yan
Katsnelson, 70-80% of women will have fibroid disease at some point.
Common
symptoms include prolonged and painful menstrual cycles, severe cramps and
infertility. Fibroids can also cause miscarriages.
Women
are often advised to have procedures, like a hysterectomy, to treat fibroids,
but a non-surgery alternative called Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) also
exists.
Katsnelson
says that UFE takes no longer than 40 minutes, with those receiving the
procedure able to return home just one hour after it’s done.
USA Clinics Group is
hosting an event on July 28 in Manhattan to heighten awareness about fibroids and
their impact.
