…Among women, obesity goes hand in hand with increased risk of miscarriage and conditions that may affect fertility, like uterine fibroids.1,2,3 Obese men are seen to be at a higher risk for erectile dysfunction.4 Ejaculate volume and sperm count are seen to decline with larger waistlines among sedentary men who are overweight or obese.5 “We still don’t know entirely how weight affects fertility, but we do know that there’s a change in hormone prod…

…atch, vaginal ring, injections, and intrauterine devices have also been found to reduce bleeding—but not fibroid size. Iron supplementation1 may be needed to combat anemia that can result from heavy periods. Although some of these options are available over-the-counter, use and duration of therapy should be discussed with your doctor first. GnRh-a Therapy GnRH-a, or Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue therapy, may be used to shrink fibroids an…

…s being among the first to perform ufe via the radial artery in the wrist and combining this with the uterine nerve block, he uses minimally invasive, non-surgical procedures to treat conditions like blocked arteries and veins in the legs, prostate enlargement in men, and liver and kidney cancer. Todd S. Harris, MD, is medical director of The Fibroid Treatment Center. Board certified in general surgery, as well as fellowship trained in interventio…

…ible for referring patients to radiologists for treatment—they can start recommending and providing this option to their patients. In an intensive 10 days, Dr. Klass hosted a number of UFE training courses to several clinical teams in Karen and Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi and Aga Khan in Mombasa. Patients were also scheduled to undergo UFE in both cities. To help make this treatment possible, Merit Medical donated a portion of the emboli…