Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD Menopause Doctor in NYC warns on Incidental Findings
Dr Steven R. Goldstein MD is the best menopause doctor in NYC. He is a Certified Menopause Practitioner, President of the
International Menopause Society and a past president of the North American Menopause Society. He is also recognized as one of the nation’s top doctors in gynecology.
In addition to being a top gynecologist in NYC, Dr Goldstein has helped thousands of women through the menopause stage of life and handling their symptoms. One of the issues that post-menopausal women need to be aware of, is incidental findings. Many
times, post-menopausal women will go to a doctor or hospital and be told they need an ultrasound for a particular condition. It is not unusual that the resulting report contain some mention of a gynecologic condition such as a polyp or fibroid. This called an “incidental finding”.
For instance, Dr Goldstein, a top menopause doctor in NYC, once had a patient who was on
vacation and had to visit a local community hospital for what was an apparent kidney stone attack. A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis was ordered. She did not have a kidney stone; however, they did find a small fibroid barely attached to the uterus. The report came back saying that there was a fibroid, though an ovarian malignancy could not be excluded. The patient was operated on and the results came back that the fibroid was benign.
While some patients may say it was a good thing
that it came back benign, Dr Goldstein would say that they should have recognized that surgery did not have to be done. How could they have known the fibroid was benign and posed no danger? A color doppler ultrasound showing the appearance and blood flow characteristics would have easily shown that the fibroid was benign. And this procedure is non-invasive and only takes a short period, instead of long, painful, invasive surgery.
The number of women who have benign fibroids, is staggering. As many as 17 percent of postmenopausal women will have a simple cyst on an ovary. These are not pre-cancerous. Benign ovarian growths do not transform into malignancies. As many as one in eight postmenopausal women will have a benign endometrial polyp which has not bled, sometimes in decades. So if you are post-menopausal and have been told of an incidental finding requiring more testing or even worse, surgery, then contact Dr Goldstein, the best menopause doctor in NYC for a second opinion. Visit his website at www.goldsteinmd.com for more information.
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