Percutaneous transcatheter pelvic vein embolisation is the usual. treatment. This is a minimally invasive treatment with a 75-100% clinical success rate (reduction of pain, other symptoms and the size of the pelvic varicose veins).

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This often can be done as a day case. You are admitted to hospital the morning and can leave a few hours later the same day.

 

Your doctor or gynaecologist can also prescribe hormonal therapy if you do not want to undergo a procedure. This may help briefly with symptoms but does not treat the underlying problem.

 

A hysterectomy generally has poor results as it does not address the faulty veins in the pelvis. Pelvic vein embolisation can be performed even after a hysterectomy.

 

Pelvic vein embolisation is a safe and highly effective day procedure.