Fibroids

Editor James Segars, MD, Head, Unit on Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA. Series Editor Aydin Arici, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

Contributors vii Series Foreword ix Preface xi 1 Understanding Uterine Fibroids 1 Phyllis Leppert, Mazen Fouany, and James H. Segars 2 The Clinical Spectrum of Fibroid Disease 11 Joshua Younger, K. Maravet Baig-Ward, James H. Segars, and Ayman Al-Hendy 3 Evidence-Based Indications for Treatment of Uterine Fibroids in Gynecology 24 James L. Nodler and James H. Segars 4 Management of Fibroids in Pregnancy 36 Natalie L. Johnson, Errol Norwitz, and James H. Segars 5 Management of Uterine Fibroids in the Older Woman 54 Alon Talmor and Beverley J. Vollenhoven 6 Medical Management of Women with Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids 61 Kristof Chwalisz and Craig A. Winkel 7 Nonsurgical Option for Fibroid Treatment: Uterine Fibroid Embolization 76 Edward Fenlon and James B. Spies 8 Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery Treatment for Uterine Fibroids 85 Ronit Machtinger and Fiona M. Fennessy 9 Minimally Invasive Treatment Options for Uterine Fibroids 95 E. Britton Chahine and William Catherino 10 Surgical Treatments and Outcomes 109 Ryan J. Heitmann, Cindy M.P. Duke, William H. Catherino, and Alicia Y. Armstrong 11 Rare Fibroid Syndromes 120 Lisa Marii Cookingham, Alicia Y. Armstrong, Aradhana Venkatesan, and James H. Segars 12 Counseling the Patient with Uterine Fibroids 134 Gregory M. Christman, Courtney A. Marsh, and Elizabeth J. Campbell Index 145 The color plate section appears facing page 84