IRs play a key role in the management of women's health. From performing minimally-invasive procedures to eliminate the chronic pain of fibroids, to taking part in post-hemorrhage response teams, there's countless opportunities for IRs to make an impact. This May, IR Quarterly celebrates Women's Health Month by showcasing stories, procedures, tips and discussions from the IR community involving womens health, interventions and success stories. Read through the stories below to learn more.
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Tuesday session explores gynecological catheter-based techniques “beyond the fibroid”
Though physicians and the public have grown more aware of the role IR can play in the treatment of uterine fibroids, there are other areas of women’s health and gynecological catheter-based techniques that IRs can employ to improve patient outcomes.
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Solved on SIR Connect
Do any IRs have experience with uterine artery embolization as part of a treatment pathway for cesarean scar pregnancy?
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Episode 33: A victory for women's health
How UAE was added to a state bill for women's health and how IRs can help educate their legislators
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The future of maternal care
Birth is a maddening time. It’s emotional, stressful and messy—and when a patient begins to bleed, an easy birth can quickly spiral into a dangerous one. Postpartum hemorrhaging (PPH) can occur during delivery or even days after and is one of the...
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Elisabeth Fall
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A case for collaboration
Interventional radiology plays an important role in women's health. However, as the society reported in 2017, awareness of that role by patients and referring physicians still lags far behind.
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Solved on SIR Connect: Enterovaginalcutaneous and complex fistula management
My patient is a 67-year-old female with an enterovaginalcolocutaneous fistula following complete resection of an ovarian carcinoma. She has not had any radiation and there is no evidence of recurrent cancer.
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Allaying radiation safety concerns for pregnancy in IR
The risk associated with radiation exposure is a legitimate occupational concern for interventional radiologists. As such, it is critical to both take the proper precautions to minimize that risk and to educate IRs-in-training on what steps should...
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Episode 31: Interventional radiology and postpartum hemorrhage response teams
The potential for interventional radiology and postpartum hemorrhage response teams to save lives.
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IR legislation
Recent victories with UFE awareness have highlighted a legislative path forward to break down barriers to care.
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Solved on SIR Connect: Acquired uterine arteriovenous malformation
This week I will be seeing a 38-year-old in consult for uterine AV fistula/shunt. Patient had dilation and curettage for blighted ovum early December of 2018. In the interim, the patient has intermittent bleeding (previously her cycles were normal)
