PERIMENOPAUSE AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS
Dr Steven R. Goldstein is a Perimenopause Specialist in NYC, located in the Midtown area. Perimenopause is the transitional time into menopause and usually occurs in women in their late thirties to late forties. The hallmark of Perimenopause is irregularity in bleeding and other symptoms that women will never associate with their menstrual cycle.
Heavy bleeding episodes can be scary. Many of Dr Goldstein’s patients fear cancer immediately. However, the fact is that if you are a woman in the perimenopause phase, you are statistically not a high risk for any of the gynecological cancers.
The untimely death of Gilda Radner from ovarian cancer and her husband Gene Wilder’s relentless public relations campaign did a tremendous amount o enhance the awareness – and the anxiety – of the American public about ovarian cancer. If you have no family history of ovarian cancer, your chances of getting it at all are low. Your chances of being diagnosed with it now, in perimenopause are even lower. Eighty percent of ovarian cancers involve women over fifty.
If you are at risk for ovarian cancer, your best safeguard is probably an ultrasound-enhanced bimanual exam with visualization of your ovaries twice a year. Ovarian cancer isn’t the death sentence it used to be. Dr Goldstein has removed ovaries in women with very early cancer tissue and they have gone on to have children and live their lives much as they did before.
What is an ultrasound enhanced bimanual exam? It involves the use of Transvaginal Ultrasounds. Using transvaginal ultrasounds, Dr Goldstein can see high resolution images of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, cervix and a woman’s entire reproductive system. This is all done painlessly in the office, in a few minutes. Transvaginal ultrasounds use sound waves to create detailed images of a woman’s reproductive system. As the transducer is moved around, Dr Goldstein and the patient can see everything live on a screen.
To confirm suspicions of a woman having perimenopause, an examination of the uterine lining via Transvaginal Ultrasound is a must. Dr Goldstein also utilizes a bimanual exam, where he places on hand on the abdomen to feel the movement of the organs and see if they move freely, and also pressing points to detect if there is pain. Dr Goldstein calls this process “dynamic ultrasonography”.
Dr Goldstein is regarded as one of the world’s most regarded individuals in the field of transvaginal ultrasound. He is also a Certified Menopause Practitioner, a past President of the International Menopause Society and a past President of The Menopause Society. If you suspect you have Perimenopause, then a visit with Dr Steven R. Goldstein, a Perimenopause Specialist in NYC may be in order.