Re: HYSTERECTOMY: Treatment of Complex endometrial hyperplasia with moderate atypia
From: Dr. Herbert Goldfarb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:12:47 -0500 (CDT)
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If you delay therapy ie. Hysterectomy you are flirting with Cancer of
the
Endometrium. Are you a betting person. Approximately 30% incidence
with the
stated pathology.
Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb, New York Downtown Hospital
http://www.nohysterectomy.com
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At Thu, 5 Jul 2007, Pat Sonnenstuhl wrote:
>
>Thanks for more information. Hysterectomies are very common for
>bleeding, and some provider just do that, and don't review other
>options. I also think it was very common to do them in the 40s and
>50s....but, what else was there. If your mom went through natural
>menopause at 47, perhaps you will too....
>Of course, uterine cancer is the concern, and that might be the thing
>that tips you towards removing the uterus. I don't quite follow why
>they want the ovaries too, so you might explore that.
>
>In any event, a second opinion is always helpful in a situation like
>this. Perhaps one of our GYN specialists can comment from their
>perspective...
>
> At Thu, 5 Jul 2007, Lisa wrote:
>>
>>Thank you. I neglected to mention in my first post that women in my
>>family go through menopause early. My mother was menopausal at 47, and
>>so was my oldest sister (younger sister isn't there yet). My paternal
>>grandmother had a hysterectomy for severe bleeding in her mid 40's..
>>approximately 1945. I have no idea about my maternal grandmother as
>>regards to menopause... but I do know she died of congestive heart
>>failure in her 90's.
>>
>>My long term goal? To quit having really bad periods & I would really
>>like to keep my cervix and ovaries. Wouldn't mind keeping my uterus
>>too. Since I got over that last horrid cycle (bleeding so that I had to
>>change protection every 2 hours) I'm feeling fine.
>>
>>But everything I read says Hyperplasia with atypia is a precursor to
>>endometrial cancer. I'm hopeful that the Oncologist can give me some
>>hope of nonsurgical treatment.
>>>--
>Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT
>
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