Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Removal of a uterine myoma by abdominal section.
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- noun surgery The removal of the
uterine myomas .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Look, if you are 25 and have fibroids and haven't had your kids yet, then absolutely a myomectomy is the operation you most likely will want.
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Count me in as another ob/gyn who was angered by the CNN article's implication that myomectomy is always better than hyst; this approach puts many women through 2 surgeries - with their risks and costs - where one would do.
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The operation that can accomplish this is called a myomectomy, and it should always be the procedure of choice when you want to retain your childbearing options.
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A myomectomy is a surgical procedure to remove fibroids but leave the uterus intact.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: For Women of Child-Bearing Age, What to Know About Painful Fibroids
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A myomectomy is a surgical procedure to remove fibroids but leave the uterus intact.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: For Women of Child-Bearing Age, What to Know About Painful Fibroids
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A myomectomy is a surgical procedure to remove fibroids but leave the uterus intact.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: For Women of Child-Bearing Age, What to Know About Painful Fibroids
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A myomectomy is a surgical procedure to remove fibroids but leave the uterus intact.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: For Women of Child-Bearing Age, What to Know About Painful Fibroids
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Some may try to scare you into having a hysterectomy by telling you that a myomectomy is a very bloody or risky operation.
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Other women choose to have just the fibroids removed -- a procedure called a myomectomy.
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A myomectomy is the surgical removal of the fibroids.
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