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Large Fibroids Can Be Removed by Myomectomy

January 20, 2010 – 8:21 pm

Dear Dr Parker,
I am a forty year old female living in Australia and recently tests have shown that I have a very large fibroid growing on the Uterus Muscle. The fibroid is 17.5cm X 16.3cm X 6.8cm. I am worried that so far most have the notion that I would require a full hysterectomy in [...]

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New Research on the Myths Regarding Instructions Doctors Give Following Surgery

October 25, 2009 – 3:16 pm

Available studies of activity restrictions following surgery do not support many of the recommendations currently provided by doctors. Resumption of usual activities after gynecologic surgery helps integrate women back into normal life and, although more study is needed, they suggested more liberal recommendations after abdominal surgery

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Can “watchful waiting” be used when a patient is anemic?

September 28, 2009 – 4:06 pm

Is it possible to build up hemoglobin enough to be able to just wait and watch fibroids. My hemoglobin was 6.6 and is now 7.5 from taking iron supplements. My uterus is 6 times normal size with one fibroid the size of a softball, and numerous others. My doctor is strongly recommending a laparoscopic hysterectomy. [...]

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Is Watchful Waiting A Good Option for Fibroids at Age 50?

August 10, 2009 – 2:42 pm

No hysterectomy needed for fibroids

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Is it a good idea to donate your own blood before having abdominal myomectomy surgery?

July 20, 2009 – 9:28 pm

Dr. Parker’s Comment: I recently attended a lecture by a world expert in blood transfusion medicine and it was eye-opening. It turns out that every day that blood, even your own blood, sits in the blood bank refrigerator, it decreases in quality. Studies show that in an ICU with really ill patients, the [...]

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