How do patients know if they have fibroids? A health care provider may discover that a patient has fibroids during a routine pelvic exam. The doctor can sometimes feel the fibroid with their fingers during the exam. Typically, a doctor…
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What is the Diagnosis & Treatment Process for Uterine Fibroids?
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What are Uterine Fibroids and Who is at an Increased Risk?
Fibroids (leiomyoma) are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Fibroids are almost always benign (not cancerous) and can grow as a single tumor, or there can be many of them in the uterus. They can…
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Endometriosis 101: What is it like to Have Endometriosis?
Part Two: What is it like to Have Endometriosis? Every month as you move through your cycle, endometrial growths (in addition to the normal endometrial cells inside your uterus) swell up with prostaglandin which can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, Read…
Endometriosis 101: What is Endometriosis?
Part One: What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis occurs when cells from the endometrial lining of your uterus are found in places they do not naturally occur and this causes inflammation. Oftentimes endometriosis growths attach to organs outside of the Read More…
Could Your Abdominal Pain Be Due to Fibroids?
About 80% of women who have fibroids experience no symptoms. The other 20% may experience pain or other discomforts due to the size of the fibroids. These include heavy bleeding during your period or between periods, and prolonged periods. Another…
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What to do When You Have a Fibroid
One of the most common gynecological issues among ladies of all ages is the presence of fibroids. When discovered, your doctor might cause you a lot of unnecessary panic, or she might lead you to believe they’re nothing to worry…
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Uterine Morcellation– Part 2; Suspected or Confirmed Cancer
Last week we introduced Uterine Morcellation by providing a rough overview of what it is and why it is done. Today, we’re going to talk about Uterine Morcellation as it relates to cancer. In the presence of cancer, it is…
New Patients: Check out our Dr. Davis Videos!
A few years ago we created a YouTube page and added a variety of informational videos to it. These Dr. Davis videos are great resources for anyone looking for more information or better understanding of the many conditions we treat including…
What to do if you have Fibroids…
Uterine fibroids (also called uterine leiomyomas) are non-cancerous tumors that develop from the myometrium layer of the uterus (the myometrium layer of the uterus is the soft, smooth muscular layer of the uterus.) They stay within the uterine muscle Read…
Our Services: The Gynecological Issues We Treat
At the Center for Excellence in Women’s Healthcare we treat a wide variety of women with a variety of gynecological issues. Our patients range in age from young teenagers to the very elderly. Despite age, each patient struggles with a variety of Read…