Now available, the first comprehensive, user-friendly guide to an overlooked, understudied epidemic: FIBROIDS: The Complete Guide to Taking Charge of Your Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Well-Being, by Johanna Skilling Foreword by Eileen Hoffman, M. D. Book Description Fibroids are the least studied but most common growth that human beings can have -- but they ONLY occur in women. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reports that they affect up to 80 percent of the female population: one in every three women! Yet there is little information readily available on this perplexing malady, and very little mention of this epidemic in the press. Treatment options vary from radical hysterectomies to vitamins. Fibroids are the #1 reason for hysterectomies... but up to 90% of these surgeries -- some call them amputations -- are unnecessary. When author Johanna Skilling was diagnosed with fibroids, she was frustrated by the lack of data -- so she set out to close the information gap, in the hope of finding some answers for herself and for other women. The result is FIBROIDS: The Complete Guide to Taking Charge of Your Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Well-Being. Johanna addresses many of the common misconceptions about fibroids, including the notions that they always require a hysterectomy (they don't); that they destroy a woman's fertility (not necessarily) and that they are malignant (generally not). Johanna explains simply and easily what fibroids are, what influences their growth, what to expect after a diagnosis, and how to live with fibroids if surgery isn't chosen. She discusses both traditional and alternative treatments, the effects of dietary changes, ways to improve emotional well-being, and frankly discusses the effect of fibroids on a woman's sex life. The book also provides a wealth of information on female sexuality and the woman's reproductive system, from the complex role of estrogen and other hormones to the impact of fibroids on pregnancy. The notes to each chapter provide a comprehensive bibliography of articles and research available on fibroids and related subjects. While many women with fibroids have no problem at all, other women suffer enormously, losing everything from their self-esteem and their sex drive to their ability to have children. Johanna interviewed dozens of women to get the total picture of life with fibroids: quotes from many of these women are included, with stories that are inspiring, practical, sometimes tragic,sometimes funny -- showing readers that they are not alone and, most importantly, that they can recover from fibroids and take charge of their lives again. Ordering Information, USA FIBROIDS can be ordered from your favorite bookstore. If you prefer, you can order it on-line at Amazon Bookstore Inc., the oldest feminist bookstore in the U.S. Their website is http://www.amazonfembks.com search for"fibroids". You can also e-mail an order to them at [email protected] The complete ordering information is below (cut and paste into the body of the e-mail; be sure to include your shipping address, phone number and credit card number for purchase). Ordering Information, Canada Contact the fabulous independent Women in Print Bookstore, Vancouver: Phone: (604) 732-4128 Fax: (604) 732-4129 Book Information: FIBROIDS: The Complete Guide to Taking Charge of Your Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Well-Being, by Johanna Skilling Foreword by Eileen Hoffman, M.D. Published by Marlowe & Company, a division of the Avalon Publishing Group, distributed by Publishers Group West .Trade paperback original; 277 pages; notes ISBN: 1-56924-620-3 $15.95 U.S., $24.95 Canada You can also check out the author's Web site at www.fibroidguide.com
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Irregular menses identify women at high risk for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which exists in 6-10% of women of reproductive age. PCOS is a major cause of infertility and is linked to diabetes.