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Lipoleiomyoma of Uterus
Joe Antony, MD. Consultant Radiologist , December 14, 2011

The fibroid is a tumor that is very frequently encountered in the uterus on both clinical examinations as well as on routine pelvic sonography.

The Double Decidual Sac Sign
Joe Antony, MD. Consultant Radiologist , November 7, 2011

One of the problems with sonography of the early pregnancy is the inability to clearly determine if the gestation sac is intrauterine or extrauterine (ectopic) in nature. This task is even more complicated by the controversies arising from whether the “sac” seen is a true sac or a pseudosac of ectopic pregnancy.

Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst: A Sonographic Perspective
Joe Antony, M.D. , October 9, 2011

When a graafian follicle ruptures to release an oocyte, it is transformed into a corpus luteum. The corpus luteum is lined by a layer of granulose cells which rapidly become vascularized; some of these thin-walled vessels can rupture. This causes bleeding into the corpus luteum, resulting in the formation of a hemorrhagic cyst of the ovary.

Ultrasonography in Female Infertility—PART 1: Ovarian Causes
DR. JOE ANTONY , April 30, 2011

Infertility is the inability to conceive despite frequent and unprotected intercourse between a man and his female partner for at least 1 year.

Female Infertility: Hypoplastic Uterus
DR. JOE ANTONY , June 24, 2011

In this article month’s blog I’ll discuss one of the various uterine causes of infertility, focusing specifically on a condition in which the uterus is congenitally very small in size—the hypoplastic uterus.

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David Holtz, MD

David Holtz is a practicing Gynecologic Oncologist with Main Line Gynecologic Oncology Associates and the Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology for the Main Line Health System. He is the first gynecologic surgeon in Pennsylvania to perform procedures for uterine and cervical cancer with the daVinci Robot, and he is a Clinical Assistant Professor with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research. Dr. Holtz’s clinical interests include minimally invasive surgery for women’s cancers and nanoparticles in the treatment of ovarian cancer.

 

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Donald Shuwarger, MD

Dr Don Shuwarger is a board-certified general ob/gyn practicing in northwest North Dakota. His career spans 26 years, most of which has been spent serving smaller cities. He earned his MD from Baylor College of Medicine in 1981 where he completed his ob/gyn residency in 1985. He earned his MBA from UMass-Amherst in 2005. In 2008 Shuwarger took a sabbatical to join the US Antarctic Program as a physician at McMurdo Station and the new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. From 2009 - 2010 he was the Chief Medical Officer at the US Army Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. He has one 22 year old daughter who is an EMT and is studying to be a registered nurse.

GUEST BLOGGER

Amy Tuteur, MD

Dr Tuteur is an obstetrician gynecologist. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard College, her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, and did her internship and residency at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. Dr Tuteur is a former clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School. She left the practice of medicine to raise her four children. She blogs at The Skeptical OB.

ISSUES IN INFERTILITY

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York

RMA of New York offers patients up-to-date, appropriate infertility treatment in a caring, compassionate manner.

ISSUES IN INFERTILITY

Eric Flisser, MD

Dr Flisser, MD is the Medical Director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York. He is Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility and in Obstetrics & Gynecology. He is an Associate Member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is also a member of the Nassau County Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, New York-Metropolitan Embryologist Society, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. His professional interests include reproductive surgery, in vitro fertilization, and oocyte donation.

ULTRASOUND

Joe Antony, MBBS, MD

Dr Antony's expertise includes radio diagnosis, ultrasound and color Doppler imaging, x-ray imaging, CT imaging, and MR imaging. Presently, he is a consultant radiologist at PVS Hospital in Cohin, Kerala, India and is consultant radiologist and CEO of Ultrascan Centre, which is a color Doppler and ultrasound imaging clinic in Cochin, India.You can see his full ultrasound gallery at
ultrasound-images.com and sites.google.com/site/drjoea. He blogs at cochinblogs.blogspot.com and ultrasound-images.blogspot.com.

UTERINE FIBROIDS

Paul Indman, MD

Dr Indman, MD has helped pioneer techniques in gynecology and minimally invasive surgery. He has taught physicians locally, nationally, and internationally, and has published chapters in textbooks on advanced surgical techniques, and in numerous medical journals. Dr Indman is an editorial advisor on OBGYN.net. You can read more about him and his work on his eFibroids Web site.
 

 


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