En-do-me-tri-o-sis

En-do-me-tri-o-sis

En-do-me-tri-o-sis is present in one third of women who suffer from infertility and in more than eighty per cent of women who suffer from chronic pelvic pain.  It is a disorder that affects women in their 20s and 30s.  Most women who have endometriosis do not have...
Old Eggs?

Old Eggs?

I had a patient today who insisted on staying on birth control because she was terrified of getting pregnant.  She’s fifty three.  I have come to realize that many women believe, fiercely, that they are still fertile way into their 40s and 50s.  They believe...
Keep the uterus, get rid of the fibroids

Keep the uterus, get rid of the fibroids

A myomectomy is another option for the treatment of leiomyomas (lie-o-my-o-mas), generally known as fibroids.  This too can be done via an abdominal incision, laparoscopically or via the vagina.  The location, size, number of fibroids and the desire to preserve future...