Misconceptions About Low Dose Birth Control Pills From Dr Steven R. Goldstein, NYC Gyn There are many misconceptions about Low Dose Birth Control Pills. When Dr. Goldstein was a medical student, pills came in 80 and 50 microgram strengths of estrogen. By the time he was a resident, they were 50 and 35 micrograms. Most of his career, they have been 35, 30, 25 and 20 micrograms. Now they make a 10 microgram. However, the lowest doses are not always the best choice for women under thirty. Often ...
Dr Steven R. Goldstein is a Menopause Specialist in NYC and one of the nation’s leading gynecologists. In private practice for over 25 years, Dr Goldstein has treated many patients with early menopause, and is a specialist for Premature Ovarian Failure and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency. A co- author of the book “The Estrogen Alternative”, he is the first hormone specialist in NYC to write about Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) for the relief of menopausal symptoms which a...
Dr Steven R. Goldstein, Gynecologist for Endometriosis in NYC What is Endometriosis? Dr Steven R. Goldstein is a NYC Gynecologist and specialist for Endometriosis in NYC. Endometriosis is an all too common gynecologic condition where the glands that lie inside the uterine cavity can come to lie outside the uterus in the pelvis. When the endometrial glands bleed (that is a period) these glands located outside the uterus bleed as well. This can cause some scar tissue. If there is a collection ...
Steven R. Goldstein MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, receives the Ian Donald Gold Medal Award at the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG). This is the highest honor this society awards and is given annually to an individual "who has changed the way ultrasound is practiced through research or innovation." Over the 33 years since this society began only once before was this award given to someone lik...
Dr Steven R. Goldstein is one of the world's top experts on the science of Perimenopause, one of America's leading Gynecologists and a tenured Professor at New York . He is a nationally recognized Menopause expert and a tenured Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine. A Perimenopause Specialist in NYC, Dr Goldstein offers some helpful information on the topic of Perimenopause, specifically bleeding and spotting. Much is said about Menopause, b...
The following is from Dr Steven R. Goldstein, an expert NYC gyn, to his current patients. Please note that the following information is not a substitute for in office diagnosis and treatment. It is meant for informational or educational purposes only. Most of you are aware that I usually only send email blasts when something has appeared in the news or print media that I think would be of important interest to you and worth sharing. Approximately two weeks ago, there was an article in the Sc...
2023 William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award The William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award was established by Joseph H. Holmes, MD, in 1969, and presented for the first time at the AIUM annual meeting in Winnipeg that year. William J. Fry, MS, was a physicist with a strong interest in ultrasound in biology and medicine, whose innovative research efforts advanced the field of diagnostic ultrasound. One of...
Part 3 of our discussion on Fibroids. Fibroids can be a source of failed pregnancy (miscarriage). When such pregnancy failure occurs, thorough evaluation with transvaginal ultrasound and sometimes saline infusion sonohysterography is essential to be sure that the uterus is, in fact, normal and may not be the culprit for the failed pregnancy (most of the time failed pregnancies are due to abnormal chromosomes, and nature is smarter in not allowing such pregnancies to continue). More on failed pr...
Below is Part II of our series of articles on Uterine Fibroids. Another extremely important issue is that true fibroids have NO malignant potential. Years and years ago they thought that a very small number (less than 1%) could undergo malignant transformation. This does not occur. There are rare malignant tumors of uterine muscle known as sarcomas. These are almost always solitary rather than multiple and, when examined with color flow Doppler ultrasound technology looking at blood flow, will...
An article from Dr. Steven R. Goldstein M.D, a top Gynecologist in NYC. What are uterine fibroids? Fibroids are the most common benign pelvic tumors. They are hormonally responsive to estrogen and, thus, they are not seen prior to women getting their first period and they will shrink in size after menopause when no more estrogen is produced. By age fifty, approximately 70% of Caucasian women and 80% of Black women will have some uterine fibroids. Most will be asymptomatic and incidental, althou...
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