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a hysterectomy can suffer from sexual dysfunction (including a lack of

sensation and orgasm), as well as incontinence following the procedure.

FACT: MORE THAN 500,000 HYSTERECTOMIES ARE PERFORMED

EVERY YEAR ON WOMEN TO GET RID OF FIBROIDS. NEARLY HALF OF

THOSE PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED ON WOMEN UNDER THE AGE

OF 40.

A complicated surgery, hysterectomies should not be performed lightly. Death

has been reported in one in every 1000 women undergoing the procedure

(usually due to a blood clot embolism). Other side effects include infection,

sexual dysfunction, ongoing pelvic pain, weight gain, urinary issues and more.

Still, the vast majority of women who undergo the procedure to treat fibroids

that do not respond to less invasive treatments have been very happy with the

results.

363BEmbolization

One of the most promising techniques being used today to treat (and dare I

say cure) fibroids, Uterine Fibroid Embolization is one of the safest of the

invasive procedures available to women that works to cut off the blood supply

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