Helpful Links

The following are a list of helpful links that may connect you to various fibroid-related resources. All links are provided as a courtesy and are not meant to replace the relationship between doctor and patient. The Center for Uterine Fibroids does not endorse any of these links, but merely provides them as a convenience.

Get Connected to Clinical Care

Find a provider at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Find a provider outside the Boston area:

• American College of Obsetricians and Gynecologists Physician Directory
• American Medical Association Physician Directory
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine Physician Directory
• OBGYN.net Physician Directory

Center for Uterine Fibroids In the News

• Fibroid Tumors in Women - A Hidden Epidemic?
• Spotlight on Dr. Cynthia Morton
• Gene Variant Raises Risk of Uterine Fibroids

Physicians and Women's Forums

Pose individual questions to physicians at these forums:

• OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum
• NetWellness Ask an Expert

To discuss fibroid-related issues with other women:

• Talk to Women About Fibroids

General Fibroid Information

• About Uterine Fibroids
• Uterine Fibroid Education Tutorial
• Sobre Fibromas (en español)

Uterine Artery Embolization

• Society for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

Other Women's Health Sites, Societies, & Organizations

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Search Page
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• Brigham and Women's Hospital Home Page
• Canadian Medical Association
• Clinical Trials by The National Institutes of Health
• Frequently Asked Questions on Women's Health
• Food and Drug Administration Search Page
• Healthfinder
• Healthfinder en español
• Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services
• Medscape Women's Health
• National Uterine Fibroids Foundation
• NetWellness Home Page
• NIH Fibroid Treatment Study
• OBGYN.net
• Ob/Gyn Societies
• ORGYN.com
• Our Bodies Ourselves
• Speaking of Women's Health

Online Health Journals

• Journal Watch Online
• Pub Med National Library of Medicine

Books

These should not be used to replace the relationship between patient and physician, but may contain useful supplemental information about fibroids and women's health.

• "A Gynecologist's Second Opinion : The Questions and Answers You Need To Take Charge of Your Health" by William H. Parker, MD
  
  
• "Fibroid Tumors and Endometriosis" by Susan M. Lark,MD
  
  
• "Fibroids : The Complete Guide to Taking Charge of Your Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Well-Being" by Johanna Skilling
  
  
• "Healing Fibroids : A Doctor's Guide to a Natural Cure" by Allan Warshowsky, MD and Elena Oumano, PhD
  
  
• "It's a Sistah Thing : A Guide to Understanding and Dealing with Fibroids for Black Women" by Monique R. Brown
  
  
• "Sex, Lies, and the Truth About Uterine Fibroids: A Journey From Diagnosis to Treatment to Renewed Good Health" by Carla Dionne
  
  
• "The Fibroid Book" by Francis L. Hutchins, MD
  
  
• "The First Year -- Fibroids : An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed" by Johanna Skilling
  
  
• "The No-Hysterectomy Option : Your Body -- Your Choice" Revised and Updated by Herbert A. Goldfarb, Judith Greif (contributor)
  
  
• "The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Uterine Fibroids : A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age" by James N. Parker, MD and Philip M. Parker, PhD
  
  
• "Uterine Fibroids : What Every Woman Needs to Know" by Nelson H. Stringer, MD
  
  
• "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause: Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty" by John R. Lee, Virginia Hopkins, Jesse Hanley
  
  
• "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing" by Christiane Northrup, MD

Center for Uterine Fibroids
Brigham and Women's Hospital
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
New Research Building
Boston, MA 02115

Tel: 800-722-5520 (ask operator for 525-4434)