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Atlanta Interventional Institute
Atlanta, GA
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Dr. Lipman is a board-certified Interventional Radiologist and internationally recognized expert in the treatment of uterine fibroids. He received his Masters and Medical degrees from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Brigham&Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and then did a fellowship in Vascular &Interventional Radiology at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
He was a “Top Docs” from Atlanta magazine and a “Best Practices” recipient from WellStar Health System. He was the 2014 Atlanta Business Chronicle Physician Health-Care Hero of the Year.
He has appeared live on CNN with Wolf Blitzer and The Doctors & has been interviewed for USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Jet, Newsweek, Family Circle, and WebMD.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Radiology
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United States: Georgia
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
153 Answers
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Lipmananswered
Radiology 38 years experience
Yes: Important to know why ufe didn't work. This is rare and most commonly due to collateral blood supply feeding fibroids (ovarian artery branches). Shoul... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Needs evaluation: You don't necessarily need it removed. If indeed it is the cause of your symptoms, you could have it removed surgically (myomectomy) or treated comple... Read More
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A member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Hospital outpatient: Ufe is performed by an interventional radiologist typically in a hospital setting and often as an outpatient. It has a very high success rate (over 90... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Depends: Fibroids that don't cause symptoms need no treatment. If symptomatic (exs. Heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, increased urinary frequency) diet/ex... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Everything in pelvis: It has higher resolution than pelvic ultrasound (which is more commonly used). It can settle unclear pelvic ultrasounds, and can detect certain areas,... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Yes: Having uterine fibroids is independent of your period. Fibroids are benign tumors that involve the uterus. While most pre-menopausal women with fibroi... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Yes: We've had a number of women have children after ufe including a set of twins. They've been full term and vaginal. There are concerns about possible pl... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Yes : Ufe is routinely covered by medicare and medicaid. Most hospitals have a charity policy to help treat those with little or no means to pay.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Could be fibroids: Fibroids are the most common cause of heavy periods. The pain you describe could also be due to fibroids. When large they can press on pelvic nerves t... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
I have heavy menstrual bleeding, am finished with ny family, but do nit want surgery, are there othe
Dr. John Lipmananswered
Radiology 38 years experience
Yes, UFE: Medical management with Lysteda or hormonal therapy can be tried but often will need more definitive treatment. Uterine fibroid embolization (ufe) for... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Lipmananswered
Radiology 38 years experience
No, probably not: If she had hysterectomy for dub caused by fibroids and if you're african-american, you are likely to also have fibroids. Even if this is the case, you... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Lipmananswered
Radiology 38 years experience
Yes fairly common: Fibroids can get very large. Typically they're only treated if they are causing symptoms (exs. Heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, increased urinar... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Fibroid: Leiomyoma is another name for fibroid (also called myoma). They are benign, non cancerous tumors that are found in the uterus. It is the most common p... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Notnecessarily at all: Size of fibroids not important per se. Location more important. Fibroids along uterine lining (submucosal) often cause heavy bleeding (particularly th... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Not enough info: I know you're worried about your aunt but this mass is likely to be benign and not cancer. Commonly a mass in the uterine cavity is benign most common... Read More
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A female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Dying fibroid: Exophytic fibroids are those that grow away from the uterus. These fibroids tend to cause bulk-related symptoms (exs. increased urinary frequency by p... Read More
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A female asked:
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Short answer no: Losing your uterus at such a young age will likely have negative consequences which are completely avoidable by undergoing uterine fibroid embolizatio... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Very sure: Permanent birth control methods are not easily reversed. You need to be very sure that you are no longer interested in having any children after the p... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Lipmananswered
Radiology 38 years experience
No: No mistake at all. The iud is in the uterine cavity and having a tampon in the vagina should not hinder seeing/finding the iud.
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Talk to liver MD: The liver may be enlarged and "markedly echogenic" is descriptive term used when looking at ultrasound image when the structure you're looking at is b... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Depends: Having fibroid without symptoms nothing should be done. If causing significant symptoms there are medicines that can help temporize, but often the wom... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Consider 4th opinion: Hysterectomy is an option, but theres a safer, less invasive option: uterine fibroid embolization (ufe). Its an outpatient non-surgical procedure whic... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Maybe anemia: Im not aware of iron causing migraines however there is an association between migraines and anemia. We often see women your age with heavy periods of... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Maybe mittelschmerz: Mittelschmerz is a midcycle ovulatory pain that may be present every cycle or can be intermittent. Does the pain occur roughly 2 weeks prior to your m... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
No, not really: Adenomyosis is when the lining cells of the uterus are located just deep to the lining (but still within the uterus). It can be thought of as endometr... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Choices: There are number of things that can gently ease constipation. Hydration (fluids) first. Next adding fiber to your diet. Certain foods can help (exs. P... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Variable: Reduction in size for fibroids is desirable although that is not the basis for treatment. Symptoms are why someone with fibroids is treated. The most ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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No: If you have significant symptoms from fibroids you can keep your uterus and instead treat the fibroids with uterine fibroid embolization (ufe). There ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
May mean adenomyosis: Difficult to say for sure. You should discuss findings with your doctor. I often see pelvic ultrasounds describe significant heterogeneity which is du... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Yes: Uterine fibroid embolization (ufe) allows a woman to not only avoid all of surgical risks associated with hysterectomy but also risks of what happens ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Perhaps UAE : Uterine artery embolization (uae) can be performed to relieve symptoms in women with adenomyosis. While definitive treatment is hysterectomy, i assume... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Yes: Fibroids can interfere with every part of the fertility pathway from fertilization to delivery. Central fibroids can prevent a woman from getting preg... Read More
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A member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Office consultation: Ufe is performed by interventional radiologists (ir). The patient should see the ir physician in the office. We obtain a pelvic MRI imaging study righ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Fibroids can: Patients with fibroids often have heavy bleeding and pain and so do patients with adenomyosis. However, in general if you ask patients with symptomati... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Yes both: Fibroids can interfere with every part of the pregnancy path from conception to delivery. There are 3 types of fibroids based on location in the uteru... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
For most nothing: 1 in 3 women of childbearing age have fibroids and up to 80% of african-american women have them. For most women the fibroids will be asymptomatic and... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Avoid surgery: Despite the fact that fibroids are benign tumors, they are the number one reason why women undergo hysterectomy. This is completely unnecessary. If wo... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Lipmananswered
Radiology 38 years experience
Yes: Next choice is an emergency contraceptive which contains Levonorgestrel which is a common component of birth control pills.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Soma (carisoprodol) ?: Typically, if youve had a recent ct scan, the doctors will use that instead of ordering another ct scan. There are times where your clinical picture ... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Benign tumor: Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic tumor in women. They occur in 1 of every 3 women regardless of race and up to 80 % of african-american wom... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Nuclear med study: Study performed in Nuclear Medicine area of Radiology Department. Radioactive medicine injected and scanned with special camera. Can be used to detect... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Probably not: Bowel loops contract (peristalsis) and this helps to move its contents through the GI tract. The x-ray picture of your abdomen is one moment in time. ... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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No: Enlarged uterus with no symptoms, I would not seek treatment. If you do have symptoms (exs. heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pressure/pain, increased ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
They never left: Fibroids of the uterus and cysts of the ovaries are 2 different things. Ovarian cysts are very common in young women and usually don't require any tre... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Not necessarily: Fibroids only important to you if they're causing symptoms (exs. heavy menstruals, pelvic pain, urinary frequency). Many women with fibroids also have... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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See fibroid MD: Fibroids are benign tumors of the uterus that are hard/firm. They can press on adjacent structures to cause the symptoms that you are experiencing but... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Could do Ultrasound: Essure devices are for permanent birth control. Placed non-surgically either hysteroscopically by Gynecologist or fluoroscopically (off label) by Inte... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Yes, however...: Folic acid is a B vitamin used in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (lack of red blood cells). A common cause of iron deficiency anemia is fibro... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Yes: Fibroids can even involve the round ligament, although more likely to have exophytic fibroids growing away from uterus on the side of your pain. MRI s... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Radiology 38 years experience
Dying fibroid: When a fibroid outgrows its blood supply, areas of it can die off. This event can be very painful to a patient, even causing her to go to the Emergenc... Read More
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Jul 11, 2013
good informative posts and is a welcome addition to Healthtap
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Lipman is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Lipman is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I think you are the only doctor on here that has sense! Some of the doctors here have said changing your diet will not shrink fribriods Not True! I changed my diet. ...Read More
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am not bleeding only worried because of health anxiety. good to know there would be signs that i was bleeding too much! thank you!
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) Addressed sexual health benefits of keeping uterus. Often overlooked.
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Georgetown University School of Medicine, DC
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