Hysterectomy
Why Many Women Unnecessarily Get a Hysterectomy
Kim Fenoglia didn’t know what to expect when she went to her doctor to deal with her painful and unusually heavy bleeding during menstruation. An ultrasound revealed that small uterine fibroids, noncancerous growths, were the cause of her discomfort. Her physician prescribed a hormone, which alleviated Fenoglia’s symptoms for a couple of years. But the…
Read MoreUniversity of Maryland tests nonsurgical method of treating common fibroids
The most important aspect of this article is that doctors are FINALLY realizing that not every women needs to have a hysterectomy just because she has fibroids. Why take out the uterus along with the fibroids, when the uterus itself is healthy? Why not just treat the fibroids? That’s what the Fibroid Treatment Center specializes…
Read MoreUterine fibroid treatment could reduce need for surgery
A NEW development in the treatment of uterine fibroids that could enable thousands of women to avoid hysterectomies and other major surgery has been authorised by the European Commission (EC). Ulipristal acetate – or Esmya – is an oral treatment for the moderate to severe symptoms of uterine fibroids in adult women of reproductive age,…
Read MoreFibroid Treatment Options – Simplified!
As many as 60 percent of women in their 30s or older have uterine fibroids. Most don’t even know it. Fibroids are tumors of smooth muscle tissue that form in the uterus. They are almost always benign, meaning they are not cancerous. But in some cases, you may need fibroids treatment. Just like our center…
Read MoreA Hysterectomy Is Not the Only Option for Treating Fibroids
QUESTION: I have been diagnosed with two huge uterine fibroids. They have caused me a great deal of discomfort. A gynecologist has recommended that I should have a hysterectomy — an operation that would remove my uterus. Are there any other treatments that would permit me to keep my uterus? READ MORE HERE: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sunnybrook-health-sciences-centre/hysterectomy-for-fibroids_b_7819292.html
Read MoreThe heartbreak or relief of hysterectomies
KATE Torney clearly remembers the moment she was told her uterus had been removed. She was in Intensive Care following the traumatic birth of her son, when her husband, Paul, delivered the news. “He told me I had a baby who was very sick, and part of keeping me alive had meant an emergency hysterectomy.”…
Read MoreUterine Fibroid Embolization: A Safe and Effective Alternative to Surgery
If you’ve been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, you’re not alone. The National Institutes of Health concluded that the majority of American women will develop uterine fibroids at some point in their lives.1 With symptoms such as urinary incontinence, painful intercourse, and heavy periods that can lead to iron-deficiency anemia, fibroids take a toll both physically…
Read MoreGot Uterine Fibroids? Know This: 1) You Are Not Alone, and 2) You Might Not Need a Hysterectomy
If you are a woman with uterine fibroids, you may be surprised to learn that fibroids are actually extremely common: 7 in 10 women – and up to 8 in 10 African-American women – will experience fibroids by the age of 50. And while many women are asymptomatic, at least 25% will have a broad…
Read MoreHysterectomy Device Will Be Covered by Insurer Despite Danger of Uterine Cancer’s Spread
Health Care Service Corp., the nation’s fourth-largest health insurer, will continue to cover laparoscopic power morcellators after considering a policy that would have curbed the surgical tools used in hysterectomies, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. It is the latest insurer to take a closer look at the device since last year, when the U.S. Food and…
Read MoreAre Uterine Fibroids Common? 9 Questions About The Condition, Answered
Despite living in an information-packed era where we can learn every fact ever about Rihanna or pizza or the history of commuter railroads with a few minutes of Internet research, many of us still believe a lot of myths about women’s health — especially when it comes to women’s health problems like uterine fibroids. Uterine…
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