American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) position on UFE
ACOG describes itself as " the nation's leading group of professionals providing health care for women" ; your gynecologist most likely belongs to ACOG, just as most interventional radiologists belong to the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).
In the August 2008 Practice Bulletin of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the ACOG changed its position from a prior lukewarm recommendation to recommending it as an alternative for women with bothersome fibroids who wish to avoid hysterectomy. The following is a quote from pages 8 and 9 of that document:
"The following recommendations and conclusions are based on good and consistent scientific evidence (Level A) Based on long- and short-term outcomes, uterine artery embolization is a safe and effective option for appropriately selected women who wish to retain their uteri."
The ACOG was appropriately conservative and skeptical prior to 2008, but there is no refuting solid data. I applaud the Congress for revising their position.
I do wonder what they were thinking when they wrote "women who wish to retain their uteri". Are there really that many women who do not wish to retain their uteri? Wouldn't you rather keep your body whole?
In the August 2008 Practice Bulletin of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the ACOG changed its position from a prior lukewarm recommendation to recommending it as an alternative for women with bothersome fibroids who wish to avoid hysterectomy. The following is a quote from pages 8 and 9 of that document:
"The following recommendations and conclusions are based on good and consistent scientific evidence (Level A) Based on long- and short-term outcomes, uterine artery embolization is a safe and effective option for appropriately selected women who wish to retain their uteri."
The ACOG was appropriately conservative and skeptical prior to 2008, but there is no refuting solid data. I applaud the Congress for revising their position.
I do wonder what they were thinking when they wrote "women who wish to retain their uteri". Are there really that many women who do not wish to retain their uteri? Wouldn't you rather keep your body whole?
