The Following Adverse Effects Have Been Reported In Medical
Publications:
- Death - from embolism, or septicemia (the presence of
pus-forming or other pathogenic organisms, or their toxins, in
the blood or tissues) resulting in multiple organ failure
- Infection - from tissue death of fibroids, leading to
endometritis (infection of the uterus) resulting in lengthy hospitalization
for administration of intravenous antibiotics
- Misembolization - microspheres or polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles
flow or drift into organs or tissues where they were not intended to be,
causing damage to other organs or other parts of the body
- Ovarian damage - resulting from embolic material migrating to the ovaries
- Loss of ovarian function
- Infertility - loss of ability to conceive
- Loss of orgasm
- Failure of embolization surgery - continued fibroid
growth, regrowth within four months
- Menopause - iatrogenic, abnormal, cessation of menstruation
and follicle stimulating hormones elevated to menopausal levels
- Post-Embolization Syndrome (PES) - characterized by
acute and/or chronic pain, temperatures of up to 102 degrees,
malaise, nausea, vomiting and severe night sweats
- Foul vaginal odor - coming from infected, necrotic tissue
which remains inside the uterus
- Hysterectomy - due to infection, pain or failure of
embolization
- Pain - severe, persistent pain, resulting in the need
for morphine or synthetic narcotics
- Hematoma - blood clot at the incision site
- Vaginal discharge - containing pus and blood
- Bleeding from incision site
- Bleeding from vagina
- Fibroid expulsion - fibroids pushing out through the
vagina
- Unsuccessful fibroid expulsion - fibroid trapped in
the cervix causing infection requiring surgical removal
- Life threatening allergic reaction to the contrast material
- Uterine adhesions
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