Overview

You've called in sick today. Your back and legs hurt. Your abdomen is bloated and more than a little uncomfortable. You are having your period, and the bleeding is so heavy you can't even think about leaving the house. You have uterine fibroids. One in every four women see their lives affected by uterine fibroids, which can cause heavy bleeding, abdominal bloating, pain, and infertility. The symptoms can be mildly annoying or life altering in severity. Until recently, hysterectomy was the only way to cure fibroids, and each year more than 200,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States to treat these noncancerous growths. But hysterectomy isn't always the best solution. The procedure can be devastating for women who were planning to get pregnant, and it is a significant surgery for anyone. In this comprehensive and compassionate guide, Dr. Elizabeth A. Stewart helps women understand the treatment options now available. An internationally recognized expert on fibroids, Dr. Stewart describes all the available medical and surgical treatments as well as alternative and complementary therapies. In addition to hysterectomy, she explains uterine artery embolization (UAE), noninvasive focused ultrasound (FUS), and innovative hormone treatments. Simple diagrams and photographs illustrate the condition-and its treatment. Dr. Stewart encourages women with fibroids to learn as much as they can before choosing a treatment plan. Providing the most reliable and up-to-date information on this very common and difficult disorder, she helps women understand uterine fibroids and make the best possible choices about their care.

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Author:   Elizabeth A. Stewart, M.D. (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780801887000

ISBN 10:   0801887003
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   10 January 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I. About Fibroids Chapter 1. Who Gets Fibroids, and What Are the Symptoms? Chapter 2. What Are Uterine Fibroids? Chapter 3. Why We Are So Far Behind in Understaning and Treating Fibroids Chapter 4. The Endocrinology of the Uterus Chapter 5. Why Do Fibroids Form? Chapter 6. Diagnosis: How Do I Know That I Have Fibroids? Chapter 7. What Firboids Come Back Part II. Surgical Treatment Chapter 8. Surgery Inside the Uterus: Hysteroscopic Myomectomy, Endometrial Ablation, and Vaginal Myomectomy Chapter 9. Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Myolysis Chapter 10. Abdominal Myomectomy Chapter 11. Uterine Artery Embolization Chapter 12. Focused Ultrasound Surgery and Other Thermoablative Therapies Chapter 13. Hysterectomy Part III. Medical Treatment Chapter 14. Tradtional Hormonal Therapies: Birth Control Pills and Progestin Chapter 15. GnRH Agonists, Add-Back Therapies, and GnRH Antagonists Chapter 16. Innovative Medical Strategies for Treating Uterine Fibroids Part IV. Other Factors, Other Conditions Chapter 17. The Genetics of Fibroids Chapter 18. Pregnancy, Infertility, and Miscarriage Chapter 19. Adenomyosis and Endometrial Polyps Chapter 20. Uterine Cancers Chapter 21. Alternative and Complementary Therapies Chapter 23. What Can We Do about Firbroids? Appendix: Hints for Surgical Recovery References Index

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This book is a comprehensive account of uterine fibroids for the motivated patient. -- Doody's Review Service

<p>Readers are unlikely to find many 'here is what you should do' answers. Rather, one will walk away with greater insight, recommendations on how one might proceed and likely more questions than when one began. Uterine Fibroids: The Complete Guide is a must-read for every woman and should be on the reading list of all medics.--Mohammad Sami Walid, M.D., Ph.D. Journal of the National Medical Association (01/01/0001)

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Elizabeth A. Stewart, M.D., is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota.

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