02523nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10363210 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070103s2007 mduaf sb 001 0 eng 2006103536 9780801887000 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0801887003 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780801887017 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0801887011 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647867824 RC280.U8 S75 2007eb 616.99/366 22 Stewart, Elizabeth A., M.D. Uterine fibroids [electronic resource] : the complete guide / Elizabeth A. Stewart. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. x, 223 p., [7] p. of plates : ill. (some col.). Johns Hopkins Press health book Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-214) and index. 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? Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Uterine fibroids. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Johns Hopkins Press health book. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10363210 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 111724 111724