“I first found out I had fibroids in college,” said CIGC patient Rashetta F. from Washington, DC. “I had a cyst on my ovary that ruptured while I was in my senior year and had to go to the hospital. I went for a follow-up ultrasound, and found out then I also had fibroids.”
About 70-80% of women will get fibroids by age 50. Fibroids affect African American women 2 to 3 times more frequently than white and Hispanic women. Many doctors advise their patients to delay surgery if fibroids aren’t bothering them. The problem with fibroids, especially large fibroids is that they will continue to grow and frequently cause serious damage to the uterus.
“For years I saw the same doctor, waiting and watching my fibroids grow, and for a while, the pain wasn’t altering my daily activities. But then, the pain got progressively worse. I found myself in bed, crying in pain.”
Rashetta chose to get LAAM myomectomy for her large fibroid with Paul MacKoul MD. Read her full story here: Rashetta's Story: Minimally Invasive Removal of Large Fibroids is Possible.
Find out more about CIGC's innovative procedures: LAAM and DualPortGYN, successfully applied to thousands of GYN cases. For more feedback on minimally invasive GYN surgery with CIGC fibroid specialists, see online patient reviews: Dr. Paul MacKoul Reviews | Dr. Natalya Danilyants Reviews. Out-of-town patients can benefit from innovative GYN procedures in the DC area through our travel program.
About 70-80% of women will get fibroids by age 50. Fibroids affect African American women 2 to 3 times more frequently than white and Hispanic women. Many doctors advise their patients to delay surgery if fibroids aren’t bothering them. The problem with fibroids, especially large fibroids is that they will continue to grow and frequently cause serious damage to the uterus.
“For years I saw the same doctor, waiting and watching my fibroids grow, and for a while, the pain wasn’t altering my daily activities. But then, the pain got progressively worse. I found myself in bed, crying in pain.”
Rashetta chose to get LAAM myomectomy for her large fibroid with Paul MacKoul MD. Read her full story here: Rashetta's Story: Minimally Invasive Removal of Large Fibroids is Possible.
Find out more about CIGC's innovative procedures: LAAM and DualPortGYN, successfully applied to thousands of GYN cases. For more feedback on minimally invasive GYN surgery with CIGC fibroid specialists, see online patient reviews: Dr. Paul MacKoul Reviews | Dr. Natalya Danilyants Reviews. Out-of-town patients can benefit from innovative GYN procedures in the DC area through our travel program.