Table 2:

Treatment Strategies for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids

Treatment Strategya	First Line	Second Line		Third Line
		Recurrence	Failure	Recurrence	Failure
1	MRgHIFU	MRgHIFU	UAE	Hysterectomy	N/A
2	UAE	UAE	Myomectomy	Hysterectomy	N/A
3	Myomectomy	Myomectomy	Hysterectomy	Hysterectomy	N/A
4	Hysterectomy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Abbreviations: MRgHIFU, magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound; N/A, not applicable; UAE, uterine artery embolization.

^aIn the case of hysterectomy, no further treatment strategy is considered, as underlying cause of bleeding is assumed to be eliminated.