Uterine fibroids : the complete guide / Elizabeth A. Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Elizabeth A.

Series:

Johns Hopkins Press health book.

Johns Hopkins Press health book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uterine fibroids.

Physical Description:

x, 223 p., [7] p. of plates : ill. (some col.).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

About fibroids

Who gets fibroids, and what are the symptoms?

What are uterine fibroids?

Why we are so far behind in understanding and treating fibroids

Endocrinology of the uterus

Why do fibroids form?

Diagnosis: how do I know that I have fibroids?

When fibroids come back

Surgical treatment

Surgery inside the uterus: hysteroscopic myomectomy, endometrial ablation, and vaginal myomectomy

Laparoscopic myomectomy and myolysis

Abdominal myomectomy

Uterine artery embolization

Focused ultrasound surgery and other thermoablative therapies

Hysterectomy

Medical treatment

Traditional hormonal therapies: birth control pills and progestin

GnRH agonists, add-back therapies, and GnRH antagonists

Innovative medical strategies for treating uterine fibroids

Other factors, other conditions

Genetics of fibroids

Pregnancy, infertility, and miscarriage

Adenomyosis and endometrial polyps

Uterine cancers

Fibroid-like conditions

Alternative and complementary therapies

What can we do about fibroids?

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-214) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-9567-7

0-8018-8701-1