UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER UPDATE FPO Carrie Ann Terrell, M.D., obstetrician and gynecologist and Jafar Golzarian, M.D., interventional radiologist New Fibroid Clinic offers options, innovations for uterine fibroid treatment Services include uterine fibroid embolization as state-of-the-art, nonsurgical alternative Hundreds of thousands of hysterectomies are performed across the country every year as a result of uterine fibroids. However, new approaches, such as those offered at the Fibroid Clinic in the Women?s Health Center, University of Minnesota Medical Center provide patients with alternative treatment options for these non-cancerous tumors. Opened in January, the Fibroid Clinic is a collaboration between gynecology and interventional radiology providers. The care uofmmedicalcenter.org team at University of Minnesota Physicians works together to make evidence-based decisions in determining the best course of treatment for each patient. In addition to hysterectomy, treatment possibilities include GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) therapy, endometrial ablation, myomectomy and uterine fibroid embolization (UFE). ?This clinic provides patients a comprehensive, one-stop visit to learn all they need to know and see all the consultants they need to see to make a decision about how to best treat their fibroids,? says Carrie Ann Terrell, M.D., director of the division of obstetrics and gynecology. continues on page 6>> Published quarterly for health care professionals April 2009 vol. 2, issue 1
