This new video is a composite of video clips from different patients which best illustrate the techniques I use to perform an open abdominal myomectomy. The first video clip is the surgery for a woman with a very large, 10 inch, fibroid. She had been seen by 5 gynecologists, each of whom had told her […]
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Tag Archives: abdominal myomectomy
Myomectomy, not Hysterectomy – Dr. Parker gives lecture at MIT Science and Medicine Forum
February 17, 2020 – 5:55 pm
Dr. Parker was invited to give a lecture at the MIT Science and Medicine Forum in October. Speakers were asked to choose “anything you want to talk about.” The audience was made up of MIT basic science researchers, medical doctors, and hospital administrators. I chose “Myomectomy, not Hysterectomy,” a topic that dominates my practice and […]
Myths You May be Told as to Why You Need a Hysterectomy Instead of a Myomectomy
May 10, 2017 – 10:36 pm
Dr. Parker has just written an article for OBG Management, a free OB-Gyn journal with the largest number of readers of all the OB-Gyn journals. In this article, Dr. Parker debunks the myths that gynecologists have been taught about myomectomy and the myths that women are often told as the reasons why they should have […]
Reply to FDA regarding the use of power morcellators for fibroids
January 29, 2016 – 11:42 pm
Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., the Director of the Center for Device and Radiological Health at the Food and Drug Administration, replied to an open letter from the Leiomyoma Morcellation Review Group. You can read the original open letter here, and view Dr. Shuren’s reply in the images below. The Leiomyoma Morcellation Review Group sent the […]
An open letter to the FDA regarding the use of morcellation procedures for women having surgery for presumed uterine fibroids
December 8, 2015 – 5:00 pm
In November, 2014 the FDA ruled that power morcellation was contra-indicated in “the majority of women” having surgery for uterine fibroids due to the potential risk of spreading occult uterine sarcoma. Although problems with this ruling were immediately apparent, the passage of time has allowed for more clarity on the related medical issues. Prevalence of […]
Morcellation – Write Congress
July 6, 2014 – 1:06 pm
Joan, San Diego I’ve been feeling frustrated and concerned about the upcoming FDA meeting later this week on the power morcellator. My fear is that the FDA panel will get a very slanted view of the situation because not enough woman who have benefited from minimally invasive gyn surgery using a morcellator can take the […]
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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