FIRST MEANS OF DIAGNOSIS FOR ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING
Doctor Steven R. Goldstein, an abnormal uterine bleeding specialist in NYC, is considered one of the nation’s top doctors in gynecology. His ground breaking research has had a significant impact on the way Gynecology is practiced, and much of his research adopted as the standard of care by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. A frequent complaint of women visiting their gynecologist is abnormal bleeding. Unfortunately, many of these women are told they need a Dilation and Curettage (D&C) to find the cause of their abnormal bleeding. A D&C involves dilation of the cervix and then scraping of the endometrial lining of the uterus. This is a painful, costly procedure with associated risks and requires anaesthesia. Even worse is the fact that three fourths of these operations turn up nothing and turn out to be totally unnecessary. Furthermore, many women fear cancer from this abnormal bleeding. Unfortunately, physicians not up to date with the latest research and standard of care continue to use this procedure as the FIRST means of diagnosis. A far better standard of care for the first means of diagnosing abnormal uterine bleeding is painless transvaginal ultrasounds (Vaginal Sonograms) and Sonohysterograpy with saline infusion. Both of these procedures are performed in the office in a few minutes and are without anaesthesia. Abnormal uterine bleeding can occur for many reasons - uterine polyps, fibroids,