Unnecessary Ob-Gyn Procedures

Reprint of Article seen on
HealthNewsDigest.com



NEW BOOK EXPOSES PROBLEM OF UNNECESSARY
OB-GYN PROCEDURES

When a physician discovers pre-cancerous or dysplastic cells in a female
patient, the immediate recommendation is often invasive and sometimes
aggressive; the better-safe-than-sorry philosophy usually secures patient
agreement. But, according to the author of the new book Dysplasia, women
would be wise to think twice before conceding to the wisdom of their
OB-GYN.

"The discovery of gynecological, pre-cancerous conditions in women prompts
understandable fear," says Brad Lewis, author of Dysplasia. "The result can
be costly, unnecessary procedures completed by ov...