Draws on personal anecdotes and case studies to examine the range of treatments available to uterine fibroids sufferers and provides a look at traditional, surgical, and alternative therapies.

Fibroid tumors are the leading reason why more than 500,000 American women have hysterectomies each year.

The first book about fibroids written especially for African-American women includes both conventional and alternative approaches.

At last, here is a user-friendly guide to gynecologic surgery. Using anecdotes drawn from a combined fifty years of experience, doctors Moore and de Costa provide clear and accurate information about women's anatomy, physiology, common gynecological ailments, diagnosis, alternative treatments, and, finally, full details about surgery itself.

A sensitive, authoritative, and up-to-date guide to common gynecological problems and procedures answers questions about the diagnosis and treatment of fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, pelvic pain, and related problems.