Hemorrhoids are far more common than most people realize — affecting more than half of adults at some point in their lives — yet many suffer in silence or believe surgery is their only option.

In today's LIVE episode, we bring together gastroenterology and interventional radiology to discuss the newest minimally invasive treatment: hemorrhoidal artery embolization.

Today's Experts

• Misha Ginsburg — Interventional Radiologist

• Zuhair Yaseen

🎙️ Hosted by Kymberlie McNicholas

⚕️ Co-host John Phillips is off today — on call saving legs and lives.

What We're Discussing LIVE

• How common hemorrhoids really are — and why they're under-reported

• When hemorrhoids move from inconvenient to clinically significant

• What hemorrhoidal artery embolization is and how it works

• Indications for embolization vs. traditional treatments

• How GI physicians and interventional radiologists collaborate to improve outcomes

This is an honest, stigma-free conversation focused on education, options, and empowering patients to ask better questions.