Dr Sandra Richards Phd Interviews Bridgette York about Fibroids on Colourful Radio, which is available online.

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Bridgette York, was Interviewed, Sunday 11th March 2007 on BBC Radio London 94.9 fm Eddie Nestor,s show today Sunday 11th March 2007 between 9-12am in the morning. There was also phone-in. Toptcs discussed: Fibroids & pregnancy, the Mirena coil, new diet research, international fibroid statistics, hysterectomy & Patient Choice & the New NHS guidelines on Heavy Periods, with or without fibroids, which made all the alternatives to Hysterectomy available in the UK on the NHS from January 2007.

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From left to right This Morning Presenter, Fern Britton, Bridgette York , Presenter , Phillip Schofield, Sashi Obhrai Fibroid Network

Bridgette York Interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Womans Hour.

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One in four women in England suffer from menstrual problems at some point in their life and half of those may never see their GP about the problem. Fibroids can be one of the causes and traditionally women have been offered a hysterectomy as a solution. However there are now many more treatment options and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued new guidelines to help women find the right one. Martha Kearney talks to Bridgette York, about the successful removal of an 11 pound fibroid , whilst still keeping her womb, Bridgette is a Director of the Fibroid Network and Jenny Higham, Consultant Gynaecologist, Imperial College, London CLICK HERE to Read about the Programme on the BBC WEbsite

Dr Adrian Lower (Myomectomy & Fertility Specialist)of the Private London Fibroid Clinic (Tel 0207 486 2440 )performed Bridgette's myomectomy Weblink Here

This & many other treatments including, Fibroid Embolisation (fibroid shrinkage), is now available to all UK women, on the NHS, thanks to the recommendations in the new NHS Guidelines.

Huw Edwards MP for Monmouth has tabled an Early Day Motion in the UK Parliament to support the need for Women with Fibroids to have Informed Patient Choice in Alternatives for Hysterectomy

We would like feedback from you on how best to compile a list of consultants who perform fibroid operations.

One of our most frequently asked questions, is where best to go for treatment, unfortunately unless we get alot of feedback from people, we have no way of knowing who the best Doctors are, & where, which is where our site visitors can help. At present there doesnt appear to be a resource available to provide a Gynaecologist's fibroid performance statistics. And if it were available, it wouldnt tell us whether a Dr performs lots of hysterectomies rather than myomectomies. It also wouldn't tell us whether people were given fully informed, choice of treatments.

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Bridgette York Fibroid Network Charity

Fibroid Network in the news Guardian Observer article - The Unkindest Cut-Until recently, the only treatment for fibroids was a hysterectomy. But new treatments are giving women hope . Barbara Rowlands  Journalist Sunday July 29, 2001 The Observer    CLICK HERE for the Guardian Observer Fibroid Article