Future Surgery/Menopause v. Castration/UFE Seminar

June 16, 2004

Reading through the last many days’ posts, I have a couple of comments:

THE AVOIDING FUTURE SURGERY EXCUSE:

There is an “old doctors’ tale” about having a hyst instead of a myo so that

you’ll “eliminate” the chance of needing surgery again at some future time.

First, only a small percentage of women need further treatment of fibroids

post-myo. AND -- fact is, a good number of women require further surgery

post-hyst also. True, it’s not surgery for uterine fibroid, but it’s major

abdominal surgery just the same -- for prolapses, etc.

I haven’t found any info on someone working out these numbers exactly – but

it appears that if you look at women’s lifetimes, it’s probably at least as

likely – maybe even more likely – that you’ll need further major abdominal

surgery post-hyst as post-myo. Maybe someday some enlightened researcher

will actually work out and publish these numbers.

And remember, the older you are the less time you have left to grow more

fibroids – thus the less likely you’d need further surgery post-myo.

LUPRON

I know, I harp on this subject, but menopause and castration are two WAY

different things. Our ovaries function all of our lifetimes – even in

menopause. Having them NOT function is CASTRATION. Lupron is not a

preview of menopause. Lupron is chemical castration. To call it menopause

is, in my opinion, sugarcoating it – and an untruth. How can you have

informed consent to taking a drug when the women are being misinformed about

what the drug actually does???

One reason I go on about this, is I believe women have been duped into

thinking their ovaries will shut-down at menopause. They are often

railroaded into making treatment decisions based on that false belief. I

think we have a responsibility to one another & to all women to keep this

difference clear. Maybe together we can have some influence on the general

misinformed thinking on the subject.

UFE Seminar:

And I’d like to remind anyone anywhere close to Modesto, Calif that tomorrow

– June 17 - is the free UFE seminar there – 6:30 p.m. at Doctors Medical

Center – Conference Room #4, with Hankin, M.D. (an IR). To register

call .

Pat

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