Stewart, Elizabeth A.,  M.D. <br/><br/>
Uterine fibroids  the complete guide /  [electronic resource] : 
Elizabeth A. Stewart. 
 - Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  2007. 
 - x, 223 p., [7] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.). 
 - Johns Hopkins Press health book .
 - Johns Hopkins Press health book. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-214) and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC280.U8  / S75 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.99/366