Tag Archives: posts tagged as"focused ultrasound"

Bye Bye Ablated Fibroid

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Wendy

As  a patient advocate for FibroidRelief.org,  one of my very favoritest parts of the ”job” is speaking (one-to-one) with women that are in need of  answers when it comes to all-things-fibroid!  The single most asked question is, ”How long will I start seeing the … Continue reading →

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Doctor, can you hear me?

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Tina

Greetings from California!  I’m in Los Angeles, working with our friends at UCLA on plans for our Fibroid Relief At Last! event which will take place in late April.  We have a fantastic panel lined up that will discuss all treatment … Continue reading →

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Ahhh, Fibroid Relief…At Last

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Wendy

Viewing the road that lead(s) one to an end goal can be enlightening AND jarring…but for darn sure, full of teachable moments. And so, connecting all of the rutted, as-well-as, all of the smooth dots that my body’s tires rolled over … Continue reading →

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The Proof is in the Pudding

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Fibroid Relief

Research continues to demonstrate that focused ultrasound is a viable and minimally invasive alternative to traditional treatments, such as hysterectomy, for uterine fibroids. We at Fibroid Relief are BIG fans of focused ultrasound and encourage you to learn more about … Continue reading →

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Team Work

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Wendy

This past week I had the distinct pleasure and honor to speak with one of the finest people I have ever met…who, just so happens, is also my Focused Ultrasound radiologist/doctor. After our conversation, I just sat in my chair … Continue reading →

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Health Reform & Fibroids

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Joy

Discussions about Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) were not commonplace conversation just over a year ago, but as the Health Care Reform initiative has progressed, it seems that nearly every single day we hear something about CER. Recently, Medical Devices Today … Continue reading →

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Choices Choices Choices…Yipeeee!!

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Wendy

As promised in the last blog that I posted, in THIS blog, I will list/describe  all of  the treatment options that are available for women  ladened with fibroids. I also promise: 1.To be brief with my descriptions (okay,stop rolling your eyes), 2.To be … Continue reading →

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“OOOPS!” Sorry

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Wendy

Time to admit the error of my ways! To quote my darling 17 month old granddaughter whenever any miss-take occurs in her world (ie: dropping goodies up-’n-over the highchair table,)  an expressive audibly-adorable reaction punctuates the air…”OOOPS!!” Well, I say, … Continue reading →

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Great Wall Street Journal Article on Fibroid Treatments Today

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Joy

There is a great focus piece in this mornings Wall Street Journal on uterine fibroids.  It’s main focus is on Radiofrequency (RF) ablation, a minimally invasive treatment which ablates fibroids in a manner similar to Focused Ultrasound, yet the author … Continue reading →

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A Small Drop in the (Research Funding) Bucket

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Tina

As a new member of the Fibroid Relief team, I just read an article that announced that The National Institutes of Health (NIH) committed approximately $40 million research dollars in 2009 to comparative effectiveness research involving medical devices. Continue reading →

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