UFE in Orange County
Uterus-preserving fibroid treatment at our Fountain Valley office, serving Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Westminster, Newport Beach, Irvine, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, and all of Orange County.
Editorially updated September 22, 2026. This educational page was prepared by SoCal Interventional using the cited primary and authoritative sources. It does not replace an individualized medical evaluation.
Quick answer: SoCal Interventional evaluates and treats symptomatic uterine fibroids with uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) at its Fountain Valley office on Warner Avenue, in the Pacific Coast Multi Specialty Surgery building. UFE is an outpatient, image-guided procedure that shrinks fibroids by blocking their blood supply, relieving heavy bleeding and pelvic pressure without a hysterectomy or abdominal incision. The office is part of SoCal Interventional, Dr. Nathanael Sabbah’s interventional radiology practice, which also has offices in Van Nuys and Tarzana.
SoCal Interventional — Fountain Valley
10900 Warner Ave, Suite 101A, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · (310) 929-0026
On Warner Avenue near the 405 freeway, in the Pacific Coast Multi Specialty Surgery building. Office details and directions
The Fountain Valley office serves women from Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Tustin, Santa Ana, Orange, Anaheim, Lake Forest, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Huntington Beach, and surrounding Orange County communities, as well as patients traveling from Riverside County and north San Diego County. Many come after being offered a hysterectomy, or because hormonal therapy or an IUD has not controlled the bleeding.
This page describes the actual practice location where Fountain Valley patients are seen. SoCal Interventional does not have a physical office in every community named above.
Choosing between practices? Read how to find and verify a UFE specialist in Orange County, which lists what to check before scheduling and the questions to ask at the consultation.
UFE works by blocking the blood supply that fibroids depend on. Through a small access point at the wrist or upper thigh, an interventional radiologist guides a catheter into the uterine arteries and releases tiny particles; starved of blood, the fibroids soften and shrink over several months, and heavy bleeding and pressure ease. The uterus stays in place.
Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), also called uterine artery embolization, treats fibroids from inside their blood supply. Through a small access point at the wrist or upper thigh, an interventional radiologist guides a catheter under X-ray into the uterine arteries and releases tiny particles that cut off flow to the fibroids. The fibroids soften and shrink over the following months, and heavy bleeding, pressure, and urinary frequency ease. There is no abdominal incision, the uterus stays in place, and multiple fibroids can be treated in a single session.
UFE is considered for women whose fibroids cause heavy periods, anemia, pelvic pressure or pain, bloating, or frequent urination, and who want to keep their uterus or avoid major surgery. Pelvic ultrasound or MRI must confirm that fibroids are the cause of the symptoms; women planning a future pregnancy review myomectomy alongside UFE before deciding.
UFE is considered for women whose fibroids cause heavy or prolonged periods, anemia, pelvic pressure or pain, bloating, frequent urination, or pain with intercourse, and who want to keep their uterus or avoid major surgery. Imaging (usually pelvic ultrasound or MRI) must confirm that fibroids are the cause of the symptoms. Fertility goals change the conversation: women planning a future pregnancy are counseled individually, because the evidence comparing UFE with myomectomy for later pregnancy is still limited. UFE is not a treatment for suspected cancer, and pedunculated fibroids on a narrow stalk or very large fibroids may be better served by another approach.
The office is on Warner Avenue just east of the 405 freeway, in the Pacific Coast Multi Specialty Surgery building. From Newport Beach and Costa Mesa take the 405 north or the 73 to Warner Avenue; from Irvine, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, and Lake Forest take the 405 north to Warner Avenue; from Santa Ana, Orange, and Anaheim take the 22 or the 55 to the 405 south. Parking instructions are provided when you book, and a companion should drive you home on procedure day because sedation is used. Read more about our Fountain Valley interventional radiology clinic and the procedures offered there.
Most patients go home the same day or after one night. Cramping, pelvic pain, low-grade fever, nausea, and fatigue in the first several days — sometimes called post-embolization syndrome — are expected and are managed with a short course of medication. Many women return to desk work within a week and to normal activity within one to two weeks. Bleeding and pressure symptoms improve over the following one to three months as the fibroids shrink; a follow-up visit and imaging track the response.
Reported risks include access-site bleeding or bruising, infection (rarely requiring surgery), contrast reactions, radiation exposure, changes in ovarian function that are more likely after age 45, passage of fibroid tissue in the weeks after treatment, and fibroid regrowth or new fibroids over time. Published trials suggest that roughly one in five women eventually needs another fibroid procedure. The consultation reviews these trade-offs against myomectomy, hysterectomy, and medical therapy so the choice fits your goals.
UFE is covered by Original Medicare and by most PPO plans when imaging confirms symptomatic fibroids; prior authorization is often required, and SoCal Interventional handles that paperwork and verifies benefits before scheduling. Recent pelvic ultrasound or MRI reports, blood counts, and gynecology notes shorten the evaluation. Self-pay pricing is available.
Heavy periods or fibroid pressure in Fountain Valley? Ask whether UFE is an option.
Yes. At SoCal Interventional’s Fountain Valley office, UFE is performed as an outpatient procedure with sedation; most patients go home the same day, and a one-night observation is arranged when needed.
A referral is not required for a consultation, although we coordinate with your gynecologist and share imaging and results when you ask us to. PPO plans generally allow self-referral; some plans require prior authorization for the procedure itself, which we handle.
Pregnancies do occur after UFE, but the evidence comparing UFE with myomectomy for future fertility is limited. If pregnancy is a goal, the consultation reviews myomectomy and other options alongside UFE so the decision is fully informed.
Fibroids typically shrink by about 40 to 60 percent in volume over three to six months, and heavy bleeding usually improves within the first few cycles. Response is tracked at follow-up with an examination and imaging.
Original Medicare and most PPO plans cover UFE for symptomatic fibroids confirmed on imaging. Benefits and any prior-authorization requirements are verified before scheduling.
Medical content reviewed by Nathanael Sabbah, MD, interventional radiologist.