1273 n recent years, the transcatheter and percutaneous techniques of interventional radiology have been applied to the diseases of various organ systems, including the female pelvis. Through development of new procedures and refinement of standard techniques, the interventional radiologist can now offer many services to the obstetrician– gynecologist. These include assistance in the treatment of vascular and nonvascular diseases. From a vascular standpoint, substantial attention has been given recently to the nonsurgical treatment of uterine fibroids by uterine artery embolization and, to a lesser extent, to treating “pelvic congestion syndrome” by ovarian vein embolization. Embolization was also used for many years to treat persistent postpartum hemorrhage and bleeding complications after surgery. On the side of nonvascular interventions, fallopian tube recanalization and transvaginal drainage and biopsy are well-established procedures. More recently, percutaneous treatment of tuboovarian abscesses and uterine fluid collections has received some attention in the literature, in addition to stent placement for malignant cervical strictures [1–3].