Unsightly and troublesome varicose veins? Dr. Roberts carefully diagnoses the diseased vein condition to determine the underlying cause before he recommends an appropriate treatment option. “I see both primary and secondary varicose veins occurring in my patients,” explains Dr. Roberts, “and each requires a different approach. Primary varicosities are caused by defective valves that produce reflux in the saphenous vein,…
Uterine fibroids are non cancerous growths occurring in the muscle wall of the uterus and are the most common medical condition experienced by women ages 35-45. Twenty to forty percent of women have fibroids of a significant size. African- American women are at an increased risk, with as many as fifty percent having fibroids of a significant size. While a…
Uterine fibroids afflict 20 to 40 percent of women age 35 and older. Uterine fibroids are common benign growths that develop in the muscular wall of the uterus. Sizes range from a quarter of an inch to larger than a cantaloupe, and typically there is more than one fibroid present. African American women are at a higher risk of fibroids…