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Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE)
The rate of complications after UFE is low but includes:
- Infection. This is the most serious, potentially life-threatening complication of UFE. See your doctor immediately if you have a high fever and feel ill or notice pus in your vaginal discharge. In rare cases, hysterectomy is needed to treat an infected uterus.
- Premature menopause. This seems more likely to happen to women over 40 years of age than in younger women.
- Loss of menstrual periods (amenorrhea).
- Scar tissue formation (adhesions).
- Pain that lasts for months.
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 26, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | Sarah Anne Marshall, MD - Family Medicine Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
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