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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: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780801887017

ISBN 10:   0801887011
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   10 January 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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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