Uterine artery embolisation for the management of myomata in patients without complaints of menorrhagia

SummaryUterine artery embolisation (UAE) has been performed largely in patients complaining of menorrhagia associated with myomata Many patients also suffer from bulk-related symptoms In this series, patients were retrospectively divided into three groups based upon their initial complaints menorrhagia alone, both menorrhagia and bulk-related symptoms, and patients complaining of only bulk-related symptoms UAE had similar rates of success for control of patient symptoms in all three groups and caused similar decreases in uterine volumes in all groups A large portion of patients who initially complained only of bulk-related symptoms also reported significant improvement in bleeding after UAE A smaller, but significant portion of patients who initially complained only of menorrhagia also experienced significant improvement in symptoms associated with fibroid bulk several months after UAE UAE shows significant success in control of menorrhagia and bulk-related symptoms, regardless of patient complaints.