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Hope For Fibroids, Inc.
WW Creation - Web site Design & Development

  Hope For Fibroids, Inc., President

Created the web site to help women and their families with uterine fibroid research. Information on the web site is obtained from Gynecologists, Interventional Radiologists, women, men, and family members from around the world.

Webmaster:

- Hope For Fibroids Organization
- Doctors Info Web.Com - Open to all medical professions.
- Lapscope.Com

Awards and Membership

  OBGYN.net Featured Website Award

OBGYN.net Achievement Award March 2005

Member of the Health On The Net Foundation

HONCode 2004 e-Europe Award (HON-accredited Web site)

The Golden Web Awards 2003-2004


Interviewed by:
 

        -  MORE Magazine - 2008 

        -  The Wall Street Journal - 2004

      

Interviewed the Following for "Hope For Fibroids Projects and Articles"

 

  Pennsylvania State Representative Jerry Nailor
Arthur Waltman, M.D.
Beverly M. Vaughn, M.D.
Bruce McLucas, M.D.
Francis L. Hutchins, Jr., M.D.
Gerald Woodward, M.D.
James Spies, M.D.
John Lipman, M.D.
Paul Indman, M.D.
Robert Worthington-Kirsch, M.D.
Scott Goodwin, M.D.
Scott Wise, M.D.
Wayne White, M.D.
Ricardo Garcia Monaco, M.D. (Argentina)
Gregg Briggs, M.D. (Australia)
Ken Thomson, M.D. (Australia)
Murali Guduguntla, M.D. (Australia)
Peter Mitchell, M.D. (Australia)
Nestor Kisilevzky, M.D. (Brazil)
Paulo Barrozo, M.D. (Brazil)
Jean-Pierre Pelage, M.D. (France)
Paul Lohle, M.D. (The Netherlands)
Contacted all the States to obtain insurance information to help women with health insurance concerns.

            

Peer Reviewer

 

  Management of Uterine Fibroids: An Update of the Evidence (Number 154) AHRQ, 2007 (PDF)

 

Uterine Fibroid Patient
 

  Diagnosed with uterine fibroids - July 2001

Uterine Artery Embolization procedure performed to alleviate severe fibroid symptoms - September 2001


Projects

 

 

OBGYN.net Fibroid Resource Center Discussion Forum Moderator

OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum Moderator

Contacted by the U.S. Representative in Washington, D.C.  Asked to review the Uterine Fibroid Legislation Bill. Included suggestions on what needed to be added or changed. Supplied literature and resource statistics to help with this process.

PA State Representatives and Senators
Worked with House Health and Human Services Committee staff to investigate Uterine Fibroid Legislation at the State level in Pennsylvania.

Community Health Fairs

Highmark Blue Shield: Women of Color Conference 2005, 2006

Projects with Companies and Organizations that have an interest in Uterine Fibroids


Published Articles

 

 1. Waltman, H. "Uterine Artery Embolization - A Local Woman's Success Story"; Today’s Woman - February 2002
 
 2. Waltman, H. "Pregnancy and Uterine Fibroid Disease" - (Part 1); Today’s Woman - September 2002
 
 3. Waltman, H. "Legislation Reform Needed-Uterine Fibroid Research, Education, Alternative Treatments, and Surgical (Operation) Consent Form"; Today’s Woman - September 2002
 
 4. Waltman, H. "Uterine Fibroid Disease: My One-Year Journey From Discovery to Recovery" (Part 1); Women’s Expressions, Premiere Issue -  September 2002
 
 5. Waltman, H. "Pregnancy and Uterine Fibroid Disease" - (Part 2); Today’s Woman - October 2002
 
 6. Waltman, H. "Treatment of Varicose Veins and Superficial Venous Insufficiency"; Today’s Woman - November 2002
 
 7. Waltman, H. "Ovarian Vein Embolization: A Treatment For Pelvic Congestion Syndrome"; Women’s Expressions - December 2002
 
 8. Waltman, H. "Treatment Options for Varicose Veins: Explaining VNUS Closure, Ambulatory Phlebectomy, and Injection Sclerotherapy"; WE Magazine - March 2003
 
 9. Waltman, H. "Endometrial Ablation - The Second Generation"; Healthlinks Newsletter, Volume 2. Issue 18. - May 14, 2003
 
10. Waltman, H. "Uterine Artery Embolization: A Breakthrough Procedure for Uterine Fibroids"; Healthlinks Newsletter, Volume 2. Issue 20. - May 29, 2003
 
11. Waltman, H. "In My Experience - The Benefits of Tai Chi"; WE Magazine - August/September 2003
 
12. Waltman, H. "Have You Been Denied Health Insurance Because of Uterine Fibroids?"; Healthlinks Newsletter, Volume 3. Issue 24. - October 6, 2004

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Legal Note:
  The material presented on Hope For Fibroids, Inc. web site is for informational purposes only.  It is not meant to be a substitute for physician care. 
If you need medical advice on uterine fibroid disease or other medical conditions you should discuss them with a physician. 
Last modified:  Monday May 26, 2008
Copyright  2005-2007    Hope For Fibroids Inc.
(web site designed & developed by Hope)    

Hope Waltman, Founder and Fibroid patient

Hope Waltman

Founder of Hope For Fibroids Org.

OBGYN.net Fibroid Resource Center Discussion Group Moderator

OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum Moderator
 

2006: Continuing Physician Education:
Seen Through The Eyes Of A Fibroid Support Group (article)
 

To contact Hope for an interview or research project.

Articles

Part 1 - Uterine Fibroid Disease:  My One-Year Journey From Discovery To Recovery (published)

Part 2 - Uterine Fibroid Disease:  My One-Year Journey From Discovery To Recovery

My Journey:  Post UAE 1 Year to 20 Months

My Journey:  Post UAE 20 Months to 25 Months
In My Experience The Benefits of Tai Chi (and UAE)  (published)
My Journey:  Post UAE 25 Months to 3 Years
My Journey:  Post UAE 3 Years to 3 Years 9 Months  (Abnormal Bleeding)