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 […]
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Category Archives: Answers to Patient Questions
Should I rush into surgery?
January 20, 2010 – 8:17 pm
I was diagnosed with a 8-cm fibroid only today (13 Jan), after doing an ultrasound, and my gynecologist whom I was seeing for the first time, has scheduled my surgery to be done 13 days later without telling me much about the surgery. Is this too rushed? Do I need to consult another Doctor before […]
Hysterectomy and Other Treatments for Adenomyosis
January 20, 2010 – 8:11 pm
hysterectomy for fibroids
Hysterectomy, or other options
October 8, 2009 – 7:51 pm
I have a 5 inch fibroid in my uterus plus others and lesions along with multiple cysts on my ovaries. I am considering a partial hysterectomy….keeping my ovaries. Is it necessary?
Post-forty = automatic hysterectomy?
October 5, 2009 – 12:40 pm
There are multiple treatment options for women with fibroids, regardless of what age they happen to be.
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. […]
Is Watchful Waiting A Good Option for Fibroids at Age 50?
August 10, 2009 – 2:42 pm
No hysterectomy needed for fibroids
Laparoscopic Myomectomy, Robotic Myomectomy or Abdominal Myomectomy – Which Doctor Should I Choose?
August 10, 2009 – 2:13 pm
Choosing the right doctor for your fibroid surgery – Laparoscopic Myomectomy, Robotic Myomectomy or Abdominal Myomectomy
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 ones who […]
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Dr. William H. Parker is a board-certified Fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Parker is an internationally recognized expert in fibroid surgery and research. Based in San Diego, California, he is considered one of the best fibroid surgeons for abdominal and laparoscopic myomectomy in the United States and abroad. He has been chosen for Best Doctors in America and Top Doctors every year beginning in the late 90's.
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