Category: Fertility Preservation

• Uterine-preserving and Fertility-preserving Alternatives to Hysterectomy When Treating Fibroids By Dr. William Parker

  
  

  For women who wish to preserve their fertility or preserve their uterus regardless of fertility issues, hysterectomy should be a last resort.

  When fertility preservation is the goal, it is important for the gynecologist to know the number, sizes and exact positions of the fibroids in order to guide the best treatment.   Fibroids that change the shape of the uterine cavity can decrease fertility and will be best detected using saline-infusion ultrasound, hysteroscopy (telescope looking into the uterine cavity) or MRI (most accurate).  ( READ MORE )

  
  

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