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Uterine Fibroids - References

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  1. Drinville JS, Memarzadeh S (2007). Benign disorders of the uterine corpus. In AH DeCherney et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment Obstetrics and Gynecologic, 10th ed., pp. 639-653. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  2. Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society of Reproductive Surgeons (2008). Myomas and reproductive function. Fertility and Sterility, 90(3): S125-S130.

  3. Parker WH (2007). Etiology, symptomatology, and diagnosis of uterine myomas. Fertility and Sterility, 87(4): 725-736.

  4. Lethaby A, Vollenhoven B (2009). Fibroids (uterine myomatosis, leiomyomas), search date November 2006. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence. Also available online: www.clinicalevidence.com.

  5. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2006, reaffirmed 2008). Use of hormonal contraception in women with coexisting medical conditions. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 73. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 107(6): 1453-1472.

  6. Hart R (2003). Unexplained infertility, endometriosis, and fibroids. BMJ, 327(7417): 721-724.

  7. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2008). Alternatives to hysterectomy in the management of leiomyomas. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 96. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 112(2, part 1): 387-399.

  8. Wallach E, Vlahos NF (2004). Uterine myomas: An overview of development, clinical features, and management. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 104(2): 393-406.

  9. Edwards RD, et al. (2007). Uterine-artery embolization versus surgery for symptomatic uterine fibroids. New England Journal of Medicine, 356(4): 360-370.

  10. Baird DD, et al. (2007) Association of physical activity with development of uterine leiomyoma. American Journal of Epidemiology, 165(2): 157-163.

  11. Speroff L, Fritz MA (2005). The uterus. In Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, 7th ed., pp. 113-144. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Other Works Consulted

  • Haney AF (2008). Leiomyomata. In RS Gibbs et al., eds., Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10th ed., pp. 916-931. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Hindley J, et al. (2004). MRI guidance of focused ultrasound therapy of uterine fibroids: Early results. AJR, 183(6): 1713-1719.

  • Lethaby A, Vollenhoven B (2009). Fibroids (uterine myomatosis, leiomyomas), search date November 2006. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence. Also available online: www.clinicalevidence.com.

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