Counselling Patients with Uterine Fibroids: A Review of the Management and Complications

Fibroids are very common in Afro-Caribbean women. They can cause severe complications. The treatment modalities are not without risk and should be weighed against the complications of the fibroids.

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Main Authors: Donnette Simms-Stewart, Horace Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/539365
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