This is a question that comes up quite often when we see young women with symptomatic fibroids who need treatment and who still desire to have children in the future. While any treatment that alters the uterine anatomy or function will have some impact on the overall uterine dynamics of [...]

Let’s look at a few facts: Did you know that about 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the USA every year? Even more shocking is that one of the most respected medical journals, The Lancet, reported that about 75% of those hysterectomies are UNNECESSARY! Yes, UNNECESSARY!! Caucasian women when they get [...]

If you have been diagnosed with symptomatic fibroids and you were offered surgical treatment, chances are you were told your only options are hysterectomy or myomectomy. Hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus even if it’s called partial hysterectomy or total hysterectomy. Myomectomy is the removal of one or many [...]

Will Menopause Heal My Fibroids? Many of our patients report being told by their doctor to wait out their symptoms if they are close to menopause. The idea behind the strategy is that menopause will starve the fibroids of a major fuel: Estrogen. This, in turn, is supposed to reduce or [...]

When surgeons play God the results are often less than praiseworthy. Such is the case with Lucinda Methuen Campbell, a 58 year old woman whose ovaries were removed without her consent. During a procedure to implant mesh for bowel problems, British surgeon Tony Dixon also removed the woman’s ovaries. He [...]