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    Uterine Fibroid, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Uterine Fibroid, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Uterine Fibroid, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Uterine Fibroid, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Uterine Fibroids are medical benign tumors (non-cancerous) of the smooth muscles of the uterine cavity.
    They are the most frequent tumor found in women (25%) especially after the age of 35.
    Uterine fibroids are tumors that grow in a woman's womb (uterus).
    These growths are normally not cancerous (benign).
    Fibroids are normally relatively avascular and may degenerate forming cysts and becoming calcified.
    They are believed to be caused by:
    1. Hormones in the body
    2. Genes (may run in families)
    50% of all women have fibroids by age 50.
    Frequent symptoms are:
    1. Heavy menstrual flow sometimes with blood clots
    2. Irregular menstrual periods
    3. Painful menses
    4. Backache
    5. Pain with exercise
    6. Painful and frequent urination
    Pelvic examination may show enlarged uterine swellings
    Ultrasound scans showed presence of fibroids
    Hysteroscopy uses a long, thin tube placed through the vagina and into the womb to examine the inside of the uterus
    1. If small no treatment is required.
    2. If larger, then treatment depends on the size, extent of the lesions, age of the patient and the desire for pregnancy.
    3. Birth control pills to help control heavy periods
    4. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) that secrete hormones to decrease the heavy bleeding and pain
    5. Correction of anemia
    Surgery is needed if larger:
    Myomectomy. (removal of the fibroid and part of the lining of the uterine wall)
    This surgery excises the benign fibroid tumors from the uterus.
    The procedure is a good choice if the patient wants to have children.
    It will not prevent fibroids from growing again.
    Hysterectomy (removal of the whole uterus or womb)
    This surgery removes the uterus completely.
    It may be an option if the patient does not want children, medicines do not work, or the patient cannot have any other procedures.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Uterine Fibroid
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis
    Chapter 7 Uterine Polyp
    Chapter 8 Uterine Cancer
    Epilogue

    All women have fibroids some small some bigger.
    In fact fibroid is very common especially before menopause.
    The fibroid is believed to be thickened muscle tissue in the uterus or womb.
    Most of the patients with fibroid do not show any symptoms but those with complications may have severe bleeding or pain.
    Always send the patient with heavy menstrual bleeding for a comprehensive gynecological examination.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateNov 7, 2016
    ISBN9781370822584
    Uterine Fibroid, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Uterine Fibroid, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Uterine Fibroid,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2015 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Uterine Fibroid, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What You Need to Treat Uterine Fibroid)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://ken-med.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Uterine Fibroids

      All women have fibroids some small some bigger.

      In fact fibroid is very common especially before menopause.

      The fibroid is believed to be thickened muscle tissue in the uterus or womb.

      Most of the patients with fibroid do not show any symptoms but those with complications may have severe bleeding or pain.

      Always send the patient with heavy menstrual bleeding for a comprehensive gynecological examination.

      What are Uterine Fibroids?

      Uterine Fibroids are medical benign tumors (non-cancerous) of the smooth muscles of the uterine cavity.

      They are the most frequent tumor found in women (25%) especially after the age of 35.

      Uterine fibroids are tumors that grow in a woman's womb (uterus).

      These growths are normally not cancerous (benign).

      What are the different types of Uterine Fibroids?

      They are categorized according to their site that they grow in.

      1. Intramurally - inside the cavity of the uterus (70%)

      2. Extramurally – out of the cavity of the womb on the external wall (20%)

      3. Submucous -

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