1.   In the procedure, a catheter is inserted into the groin and threaded up to the uterine arteries under X-ray guidance.

2.   Next they measured blood flow through the uterine arteries by ultrasound, looking for irregularities indicating resistance.

3.   You might also ask about uterine artery embolization.

4.   ------ Uterine artery embolization, the blocking of vessels supplying blood to uterine fibroids, using a catheter inserted in the groin and X-ray imaging.

5.   The shrinkage Gedroyc found was less than others have reported with a technique called uterine artery embolization.