After completing your fertility evaluation, your physician may recommend surgery as a next step.
Surgery can be an excellent way to diagnose and treat many gynecological problems such as: endometriosis, ovarian cysts, pelvic and/or intrauterine adhesions, uterine fibroids, endometrial polyps, fallopian tube disease and obstruction, and congenital abnormalities of the pelvic organs such as a uterine or vaginal septum.
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When a patient of mine recently moved to California, she asked me to refer her to a specialist who could continue her care. Drs. Vaughn, Hansard, Burger, and I have each noticed that when we provide our patients with a couple of names, they frequently ask us why we chose those particular specialists over many others in the same area.
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Drs. Kaylen Silverberg and Thomas Vaughn have been asked to work with the new Texas Institute of Robotic Surgery at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center to evaluate emerging technologies for use in robotic surgery. Robotic surgery provides an advanced alternative to traditional open surgery or laparoscopic surgery for many conditions that can affect fertility,
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by Devin Garza, MD F.A.C.O.G., Renaissance Women’s Group
Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are commonly occurring benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus. The effect of these tumors on pregnancy, and the effect of the pregnancy on these tumors is a topic of clinical concern. Although it is estimated that up to approximately 60% of women have fibroids,
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by Dr. Wendy Cutler
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign uterine tumors. Approximately 30-50% of women have uterine fibroids. They are among the most common incidental findings of the female reproductive system. Fibroids can have a significant impact on fertility.
Uterine fibroids are muscle tumors. More than 99% of the time,
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Uterine fibroids are the most common tumor of the female pelvis. They are so common that by age 35, 25% of Caucasian women, 40% of Hispanic women, and 50% of African American women have clinically significant fibroids – in other words, tumors that cause symptoms. These tumors are essentially always benign (not cancer), but they can cause significant fertility problems nonetheless.
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