INTRODUCTI
ON
• MANY WOMEN WONDER: CAN FIBROID TREATMENT LEAD TO WEIGHT LOSS?
• PARTICULARLY, UTERINE FIBROID EMBOLIZATION (UFE) MAY CAUSE GRADUAL TONE CHANGES, SYMPTOM RELIEF, AND POTENTIALLY SOME WEIGHT REDUCTION.
WHY FIBROIDS CAN CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN
• PHYSICAL MASS
• LARGE FIBROIDS CAN PHYSICALLY ADD WEIGHT; IN RARE CASES, THEY CAN WEIGH SEVERAL POUNDS. A WOMAN’S ABDOMEN MAY APPEAR SIMILAR TO A SECONDTRIMESTER PREGNANCY.
• ABDOMINAL BLOATING & DISTENSION
• FIBROIDS OFTEN CAUSE BLOATING DUE TO PRESSURE ON NEARBY ORGANS, LEADING TO A VISIBLY ENLARGED ABDOMEN.
• CONSTIPATION & DIGESTIVE ISSUES
• PRESSURE ON THE BOWEL CAN CAUSE CONSTIPATION, WHICH MAY TEMPORARILY INCREASE THE SCALE NUMBER.
• FATIGUE, DISCOMFORT & LIFESTYLE IMPACT
• SEVERE SYMPTOMS LIKE HEAVY BLEEDING AND FATIGUE CAN DISCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. COMBINED WITH COMFORT EATING, THIS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO GRADUAL
UFE & POTENTIAL FOR WEIGHT LOSS
• FIBROID SHRINKAGE
• UFE CAUSES FIBROIDS TO SHRINK OVER TIME, POTENTIALLY REDUCING THE PHYSICAL MASS CONTRIBUTING TO WEIGHT AND ABDOMINAL DISTENSION.
• SYMPTOM RELIEF ENABLES LIFESTYLE IMPROVEMENTS
• AS SYMPTOMS LIKE BLOATING, PAIN, AND CONSTIPATION EASE, MANY WOMEN FEEL MORE ENERGETIC AND CAN REINTRODUCE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHIER HABITS.
• WEIGHT LOSS IS POSSIBLE—INDIRECT, NOT GUARANTEED
• UFE IS NOT A WEIGHT-LOSS TREATMENT. WEIGHT REDUCTION MAY OCCUR AS A BYPRODUCT OF SYMPTOM RESOLUTION.
WHY WEIGHT LOSS AFTER FIBROID REMOVAL OCCURS
• REDUCED PHYSICAL BURDEN: SHRINKING FIBROIDS RELIEVE ABDOMINAL PRESSURE AND BLOATING.
• IMPROVED ENERGY & WELL-BEING: LESS PAIN AND HEAVY BLEEDING OFTEN LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN DAILY ACTIVITY AND MOTIVATION.
• EMPOWERMENT TO SHIFT HABITS: POST-TREATMENT OPTIMISM CAN MOTIVATE DIETARY IMPROVEMENTS AND MOVEMENT.
CONCLUSION & CALL TO ACTION
• UTERINE FIBROID EMBOLIZATION CAN OFFER SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO QUALITY OF LIFE.
• FOR SOME WOMEN, IT ALSO OPENS THE DOOR TO MEANINGFUL WEIGHTLO SS AFTER FIBROID REMOVAL.
• FOR PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE ON SYMPTOM RELIEF, WEIGHT EXPECTATIONS, AND IMPROVING WELLNESS POST-TREATMENT, SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION WITH A FIBROID SPECIALIST.
