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Uterine Fibroids
Uterine Fibroids (Reproductive Medicine and Assisted Reproductive Techniques S) 1st Edition:
Uterine fibroids are a painful condition that may also create serious limitations on a patient’s reproductive options. This new text from an acknowledged expert at a major regional referral center fully reviews the relevant diagnostic factors as well as the potential new medical treatments and current thinking about the various – sometimes controversial – surgical options available for management.
Print versions of this book also include access to the eBook version with links to procedural videos.
Table of Contents
Contributors
1. The Health Care Costs of Uterine Fibroids
May-Tal Sauerbrun-Cutler and Eden R. Cardozo
2. Environmental Chemicals and Risk of Uterine Leiomyomata
Lauren A. Wise
3. Dietary Factors and Uterine Fibroids
Holly R. Harris, Stacey A. Missmer, and Kathryn L. Terry
4. Types of Fibroids
Christine C. Skiadas
5. Genetics of Uterine Leiomyomata
C. Scott Gallagher and Cynthia C. Morton
6. Growth Patterns and Endometrial Changes
Jovana Kaludjerovic
7. Causes of Bleeding
Ophelia Yin, Carter M. Owen, Kamaria Cayton, and James H. Segars
8. Ultrasound
Caitlin R. Sacha and Bryann Bromley
9. Leiomyomata and Reproduction
Amy L. Harris and Aaron K. Styer
10. Hormonal Regulation in the Treatment of Fibroids
Victoria Fitz and Steven L. Young
11. The Role of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Agonists in the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
Whitney A. Leonard and Alexander M. Quaas
12. GnRH Antagonists in the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
Tejumola Adegoke and Shruthi Mahalingaiah
13. Role of Aromatase Inhibitors (AIs) and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) in the Treatment of Uterine Leiomyoma
Luis S. Noble and Diego Ramirez
14. Tranexamic Acid (TA)
John Storment and Camille Storment
15. Alternative Therapies in the Treatment of Uterine Leiomyoma
Anatte E. Karmon
16. Laparotomy for Surgical Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
Jeffrey M. Goldberg and Zaraq Khan
17. Laparoscopic Myomectomy
Anthony N. Imudia and Erika Parker New
18. Computer-Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy
Randi H. Goldman and Antonio R. Gargiulo
19. Hysteroscopic Vaporization of Uterine Myoma
Annie Leung and Togas Tulandi
20. Hysteroscopic Myomectomy
Karissa Hammer and John C. Petrozza
21. Fibroids: Location is (Almost) Everything
Emily A. Seidler and Louise P. King
22. Manual or Hand Morcellation in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Janelle K. Moulder, Tarek Toubia, and Michelle Louie
23. Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
Roni Nitecki and J. Alejandro Rauh-Hain
24. Minimizing Blood Loss
Elise Bardawil and Jessica B. Spencer
25. Fibroid Adhesions
Eleni Greenwood Jaswa and Evelyn Mok-Lin
26. How Long Does it Take Uterine Scar(s) to Heal?
Hope Y. Yu and Gary N. Frishman
27. When to Recommend a Cesarean Section
Matthew S. Smith and Joan M. Mastrobattista
28. Uterine Artery Embolization
Gloria M. Salazar and Eric Paul Wehrenberg-Klee
29. Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS)
Zubin Irani
Index
John C. Petrozza is a Reproductive Endocrinologist, Reproductive Surgeon, and Chief, Division of Reproductive Medicine. He is also IVF Director, Massachusetts General Fertility Center and Co-Director, MGH Integrated Fibroid Program, Boston and Danvers, Massachusetts, USA. He has focused on the surgical aspect of infertility and reproduction, including fibroids, endometriosis, surgical repair of uterine anomalies and scar tissue, and repair of damaged fallopian tubes. He also directs a Chronic Pelvic Pain Clinic within the gynecology division and co-directs the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Program. He has a strong interest in fertility treatment outcomes and policies.
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