Professional Issues
CHAPTER 3 Professional Issues This chapter explores some of the professional issues affecting midwives and doulas in relation to the use of complementary therapies in pregnancy and childbirth. Maternity professionals…
Commonly Used Complementary Therapies for Pregnancy and Birth
CHAPTER 2 Commonly Used Complementary Therapies for Pregnancy and Birth This chapter provides an overview of the complementary therapies most commonly used in the UK today, including a general description,…
Pathogenesis, Classification, Histopathology, and Symptomatology of Fibroids
Figure 1.1 Laparotomic hysterectomy for a giant myomatosic uterus that reaches almost up to the diaphragm Nowadays, well-designed ultrasound screening studies (Fig. 1.2) are expected to provide the most reliable…
Uterine Fibroids and Effect on Fertility
Figure 2.1 Treatment options for uterine fibroids A recent study showed that the median serum AMH levels and median AFC per ovary were significantly lowered after uterine arterial embolization (UAE)…
The Broad Ligament Fibroid
Figure 11.1 Large broad ligament leiomyoma Figure 11.2 Retroperitoneal space with identified structures Establishing an accurate diagnosis can be challenging given the factors mentioned, and because of this reason, it…
Innumerable Fibroids
Figure 19.1 Pelvic ultrasound, transverse view of uterus with multiple fibroids For the vast majority of our patients, due to their history of menorrhagia, we obtain sampling of the endometrium…
Asymptomatic Type 1 Submucosal Myoma in the Setting of Tubal Factor Infertility Requiring IVF
Figure 18.1 Large type 1 submucosal myoma Figure 18.2 Classification of submucous myomas Treatment Options and Considerations Currently there are four therapies recognized or approved by the US Food and…
An 8 cm Subserosal Fibroid in a Patient with Unexplained Infertility and Pain
Figure 4.1 MRI: Sagittal view showing a posterior subserosal fibroid Figure 4.2 MRI: Coronal view showing a posterior subserosal fibroid, without distortion of the uterine cavity Treatment Options Decisions about…
The Cervical Fibroid
Figure 16.1 Transvaginal ultrasound: transverse view: posterior fibroid Figure 16.2 Transvaginal ultrasound: sagittal view: cervical fibroid Figure 16.3 Transabdominal ultrasound: sagittal view: postoperative Figure 16.4 Transvaginal ultrasound: sagittal view: postoperative…
