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Word: stryofoam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...heavy menstrual bleeding and whether they affect mood and energy levels. For patients who choose to remove fibroids, there are alternatives to hysterectomy: laparoscopic myomectomy eliminates fibroids through half-inch incisions made in the abdominal wall. In fibroid embolization, an interventional radiologist injects tiny polyvinyl alcohol particles, like miniature Stryofoam balls, into the uterine arteries to stop the flow of blood to the uterus and keep fibroids from growing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Hysterectomies Too Common? | 7/17/2007 | See Source »

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