Read Dr. Parker's Blog. 1  Myths You May be Told as to Why You Need a Hysterectomy Instead of a Myomectomy. 2  Reply to FDA regarding the use of power morcellators for fibroids. 3  An open letter to the FDA regarding the use of morcellation procedures for women having surgery for presumed uterine fibroids.
The albumin-creatinine ratio in early morning spot urine collected on awakening (before breakfast or exercise) is considered as a valid test for albumin excretion in urine. It is simple and inexpensive; it does not require a timed 24-hour collection of urine; and, most importantly, it gives a quantitative result that correlates well with 24-hour urine values over a wide range of protein excretion.
hazard ratio listen (HA-zurd RAY-shee-oh) A measure of how often a particular event happens in one group compared to how often it happens in another group, over time.