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Birthing Instincts

#327 Interesting Stuff about Fibroids

Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

Parenting, Kids & Family, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 92 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

On short notice, Blyss gives Dr. Stu a request for a deep dive into the common finding of uterine fibroids. Listener questions and common doctor recommendations are addressed. Whether pregnant or not, many women will be confronted with this diagnosis. Symptoms, treatment, outcomes, and options are all discussed in today's episode. The data may surprise you.

Dr. Stu and Blyss delve into the treatment options for fibroids, emphasizing the importance of patient-specific strategies and shared decision-making. They then discuss the potential effects of uterine fibroids on pregnancy outcomes. This includes exploring the theories behind the pain associated with red degeneration and the effects of fibroids on pregnancy outcomes. Finally, they examine the data from recent studies comparing the risk of conditions like postpartum hemorrhage, retained placenta, and uterine rupture in women with fibroids to that of control subjects. Tune in for this comprehensive session on fibroids, pregnancy, and birth choices.

Key highlights:

  • Fibroids' Impact on Pregnancy
  • Myomectomy and Vaginal Delivery Considerations
  • Racial Disparities in Fibroid Treatment
  • Treatment Options for Fibroids
  • Uterine Fibroids and Pregnancy Outcomes
  • Uterine Rupture Risks After Myomectomy


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0:00.0

Welcome to the Burling Instincts Podcast.

0:05.0

I'm Dr. Stewart Fishbein, community-based practicing obstetrician and long-time advocate for birth choices.

0:10.0

And I'm Bliss Young, a licensed midwife.

0:13.0

Join us in our conversational style podcast where we talk about everything birth.

0:17.0

Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, but we're happy that you're here. So here we go.

0:23.7

Good morning.

0:24.6

Where's your coffee?

0:26.6

Dun-da-da-da-da.

0:28.9

You see my t-shirt?

0:30.8

I did, and I have mine, too.

0:32.9

I don't know her name.

0:34.4

I know she was with you at the...

0:36.0

Brooke sent it to you.

0:43.6

Brooke. Look at my t-shirt. Good middle of the night. Yeah, it's great.

0:47.8

I just sent her a message and told her thank you so much and how thoughtful that was. Yeah, I prefer the top you're wearing now than to having you wear the t-shirt anyway.

0:53.0

Yeah, I'm a tank top kind of gal.

0:56.8

So we just recorded on Sunday, and it's Tuesday, and we're recording a little early,

1:04.2

because unfortunately you are going to have another surgery, which I know you're not too

1:10.0

stoked about.

1:11.9

Oh, yeah, I'm really jazzed about having my fourth eye surgery in the last five months.

1:15.8

It's exciting.

1:18.3

Yeah, I want to keep an annuity going for my eye surgeon.

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