Additional Sources Of Information

Here are some reliable sources that can provide more information on fibroids.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
409 12th St., SW
Washington, D.C.20024-2188
Phone: 202-638-5577

Online: http://www.acog.com

ACOG is a professional association for obstetricians and gynecologists. Its resource center offers information for health care consumers on obstetric and gynecological health conditions.

National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)

http://www.4woman.gov/

A service of the Office on Women's Health, Department of Health and Human Services, the NWHIC provides a gateway to women's health information resources on the World Wide Web.

Articles about fibroids:

Uterine fibroids

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/uterine.htm

This article briefly describes what fibroids are, who is at risk for them, how you know if you have them, and how they are treated. It is found on the Web site of the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health, the federal government agency that supports most medical research in the United States. Usefulness: 3

Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE): An alternative to surgery for patients with uterine fibroids

http://www.dml.georgetown.edu/fibroids/

This article is on the Web site of the Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. It provides general information about what fibroids are and how they may be treated, as well as information about the fibroid embolization procedure, the embolization treatment program at GUMC, and references to articles on embolization in the scientific literature. Usefulness: 4.5