Description
Book SynopsisProviding 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.
Trade ReviewThis exceptionally well-written book is easy to read (estimated 9th grade reading level) and helpful to women wishing to understand fibroids and make health decisions... Highly recommended. -- Nancy Crossfield Consumer Connection 2007 Dr. Stewart offers practical, down-to-earth advice about when to seek treatment and which choice may be optimal in a given situation. American Journal for Nurse Practitioners 2008 A heavily referenced work recommended... for comprehensive consumer-health collections and large public libraries. Library Journal 2007 Addresses the newest research into fibroids and their treatment. -- Rebecca Traister Salon 2008 This book is a comprehensive account of uterine fibroids for the motivated patient. Doody's Review Service 2008 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 2008 Very readable. I think that most patients and even some medical staff, will find this book very informative and helpful. -- Elizabeth E. Puscheck American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2008
Table of ContentsIntroduction
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
