Uterine fibroids the complete guide / Elizabeth A. Stewart.

Author/creator Stewart, Elizabeth A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Descriptionx, 223 p., [7] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
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Subjects
Uterine fibroids.
Leiomyoma--Popular Works.

SeriesJohns Hopkins Press health book
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?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-214) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006103536
ISBN9780801887000 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801887003 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801887017 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0801887011 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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