Find out how new advances will help you avoid a hysterectomy.
We offer women care for a wide range of problems. We have particular expertise in the treatment of fibroid tumors without surgery. Dr McLucas is the founder of the Fibroid Treatment Collective.
Do You Really Need a Hysterectomy? If you've been diagnosed with fibroids and your doctor has recommended a hysterectomy without discussing less invasive therapies, you owe yourself a second opinion. Fibroids are the most common cause for hysterectomy, they are associated with as many as 40% of hysterectomies performed in the US. depending on their location, fibroids can cause either heavy bleeding, pelvic and back pain, or pressure on bowel and bladder. Most hysterectomies performed for fibroids [the medical term is myoma] are performed by the abdominal route since the fibroids may grow to be quite large. Fibroids are almost never cancerous. Cancer may involve the uterus. Although not as common as fibroids, cancer may affect either the lining of the uterine cavity [endometrial cancer] or cancer of the cervix. Both of these cancers are treated with hysterectomy. Often the ovaries will be removed at the same surgery to prevent spread. Hysterectomy may also be necessary for more rare malignant growths within the walls of the uterus call sarcoma. Sarcoma may look like fibroids on imaging, and it is important that your doctor has evaluated you for this rare malignancy.
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Fibroid Seminar in CA
On Wednesday, March 16th, at 6:30pm, Dr. McLucas will be presenting a uterine fibroid seminar at the Four Points Sheraton in Culver City, CA.
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