3,094
Participants
Start Date
November 30, 2015
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2020
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2020
hysterectomy
surgical removal of the uterus
Uterine arterial embolization
In uterine artery embolization, doctor uses a slender, flexible tube (catheter) to inject small particles (embolic agents) into the uterine arteries, which supply blood to your fibroids and uterus.the embolic agents are injected into these fibroid blood vessels. The goal is to block the fibroid vessels, starving the fibroids and causing them to shrink and die.
myomectomy
surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids, but does not remove uterus
Medical Therapy
treatment of uterine fibroids with only medications, no procedure or surgery is used
endometrial ablation
surgical procedure that destroys uterine lining via a telescope placed inside the uterus
magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound
procedure that destroys fibroids while inside an MRI machine
radiofrequency ablation
procedure that uses heat to destroy uterine fibroids
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda
Inova Health Systems, Falls Church
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
University of California Medical Centers, San Francisco
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
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