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What should a patient expect when getting the Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE – i.e. UFE) procedure?

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What should a patient expect when getting the Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE – i.e. UFE) procedure?

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I see all patients for a consultation before scheduling any procedure. Before seeing me, patients should have an MRI examination of the pelvis and a blood count. Patients should also have had a Pap smear within the last year. After seeing me some patients may need to see their gynecologist for an office procedure called an endometrial biopsy, which is similar to a Pap smear. (Refer to Biopsy.) On the day of the procedure women are admitted to the Short Procedure Unit, have some blood drawn, an IV started, and a catheter placed in the bladder. Antibiotics are administered and choices of conscious sedation or spinal analgesia are offered.