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Uterine Fibroids : the Complete Guide.
"In this reliable resource, an internationally recognized expert on fibroids discusses their causes, their symptoms, and the different methods used to diagnose them. Dr. Elizabeth A. Stewart explains how to determine when fibroids should be treated and how to get the best possible treatment. Sh...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | Johns Hopkins Press Health Bks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 Understanding 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. When Fibroids Come Back
- Part II. Surgical Treatment
- Chapter 8. Surgery Inside the Uterus: Hysteroscopic Myomectomy, Endometrial Ablation, and Vaginal Myomectomy
- Chapter 9. Laparoscopic Myomectomy and MyolysisChapter 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. Traditional 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 MiscarriageChapter 19. Adenomyosis and Endometrial Polyps
- Chapter 20. Uterine Cancers
- Chapter 21. Fibroid-like Conditions
- Chapter 22. Alternative and Complementary Therapies
- Chapter 23. What Can We Do about Fibroids?
- Appendix: Hints for Surgical Recovery
- References
- Index
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- Color illustrations