An article was published today in the New York Times called “Options for Dealing with Uterine Fibroids”.

“Fibroids are the most common reason women undergo hysterectomies; 300,000 are done each year just to remove them. All told, the cost of treating fibroids exceeds $21 billion a year, and that does not include the price millions of women pay in diminished quality of life…After reviewing possible treatments, with a hysterectomy described as the only sure cure, my friend decided against all of them.”

To read the article in its entirety, follow this link.