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Menopause and Perimenopause
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 Paul D. Indman, M.D. - California, USA
Articles and Interviews by Dr. Indman

Website: Alternatives in Gynecology
Website: Fibroid Medical Center of Northern California
Website: Gynecologic Causes of Pain
Website: Sex Without Pain
Website: All About Myomectomy for Removal of Uterine Fibroids

Dr. Indman is in practice in Los Gatos, California.
Telephone 408 358-2788/ FAX 408 356-5526
Address: 15195 National Avenue, Suite 201 Los Gatos, CA 95032

Medical School: University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, 1974

Internship: Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, (Straight Surgery) Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1974-1975

Residency in Ob-Gyn: Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Oakland, California 1976-1979

Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1982.

Diplomate, American Board of Laser Surgery, 1987.

Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1982.

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University

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Publications

  1. Indman PD Answers About Your Abnormal Pap Test (Patient education booklet)
  2. Indman PD "Laser Conization of the Cervix: An Office Procedure" Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 30:388, 1985
  3. Indman PD "Laser Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia in an Office Setting", American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 152:674, 1985
  4. Indman PD "CO2 Laser Surgery in the Office", Proceedings of the Scandinavian Symposium on Laser Surgery, June 6-8, 1985
  5. Indman PD "Office Laser Surgery for Cervical Disease -- One Clinician's Alternative", Contemporary OB-GYN, March, 1987.
  6. Indman PD "The CO2 Laser -- An Invaluable Tool in the Gynecologist's Office", Abstract, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 7:115, 1987.
  7. Indman PD "Cone Biopsy of the Cervix with the Carbon Dioxide Laser: Report of 101 Cases in an Office Setting", Colposcopy & Gynecologic Laser Surgery, 3:205, 1987.
  8. Indman PD "An Individual Approach to Office Laser Surgery for Vulvo-vaginal Disease", Contemporary OB-GYN, 31:160, 1988.
  9. Indman PD "Depth of Endometrial Coagulation with the Urologic with the Urologic Resectoscope", Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 35:633, 1990.
  10. Indman PD "High-Power Nd:YAG Laser Ablation of the Endometrium", Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 36:501, 1991.
  11. Indman PD "Uterine Surface Temperature Changes Caused by Endometrial Treatment with the Nd:YAG Laser", Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 36:505, 1991.
  12. Indman PD "Instruments and Videocameras for Operative Hysteroscopy", Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, J.B. Lippincott Company, 35:211, 1992.
  13. Indman PD "Surface Temperarture Changes from Electrosurgical Coagulation of the Endometrium:," Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 37:667, 1992.
  14. Indman PD "Laser Laparoscopy"; "Office Laser Surgery"; "Counseling the Patient for Laser Surgery”; three chapters in Laser Surgery, V.C. Wright, ed. W.B. Saunders Co. 1993.
  15. Indman PD: "Hysteroscopic Treatment of Menorrhagia Associated With Uterine Leiomyomas", Obstetrics and Gynecology, 81:716, 1993.
  16. Baggish MS, Brill AI, Rosensweig B, Barbot JE, Indman PD: Fatal Acute Glycine and Sorbitol Toxicity During Operative Hysteroscopy. J Gynecol Surg 9:137, 1993.
  17. Indman PD Accuracy of Vaginal Probe Ultrasound in the Prediction of Abnormal Hysteroscopic Findings in Women Presenting with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.” J Reprod Med. 40:549, 1995.
  18. Ferenczy A, Gelfand MM, Indman PD: “Detecting and Diagnosing Endometrial Carcinoma and its Precursors in the Office: Biopsy, Vaginsonography and Hysteroscopy” In Gynecology & Obstetrics, Sciarra, JJ, ed, J. B. Lippincott, Co., Philadelphia, 1995.
  19. Indman PD “Documentation in Endoscopy.” Obstetrics and Gyencology Clinics of North America,” Siegler AM, ed. September, 1995.
  20. Indman PD: Editorial “Complications of Hysteroscopy” Journal American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 3;1, 1995.
  21. Indman PD "Office Hysteroscopy." Chapter in Endoscopic Surgery, S. Cohen, Churchill Livingston. 1996.
  22. Spirtos NM, Schlaerth JB, Spirtos TW, Schlaerth AC, Indman PD, Kimball RE. Laparoscopic bilateral pelvic and paraaortic lymph node sampling: an evolving technique. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Jul; 173(1): 105-111.
  23. Brooks PG, Vancaillie T, Corson SL, Soderstrom RM, Indman PD, Liu J, Harrison D, Garza-Leal JG, Iglesias-Benavides JL, Sutton CJG, Gallinat A, Dequesne J, Wamsteker K, Mencaglia L, Van der Pas H. Tissue Effects of the VestaBlate Office-Based Endometrial Ablation System. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1995 Aug; 2(4, Supplement): S65.
  24. Soderstrom RM, Brooks PG, Corson SL, Garza-Leal JG, Iglesias-Benavides JL, Indman PD, Liu J, Vancaillie TG. Endometrial Ablation Using a Distensible Multielectrode Balloon. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1995 Aug; 2(4, Supplement): S77
  25. Soderstrom RM, Brooks PG, Corson SL, Dequesne J, Gallinat A, Garza-Leal JG, Iglesias-Benavides JL, Indman PD, Liu J, van der Pas H, Stern RA, Sutton C, Vancaillie TG, Wamsteker K. Endometrial ablation using a distensible multielectrode balloon. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1996 May; 3(3): 403-407.
  26. Indman PD, et al. Complications of fluid overload from resectoscopic surgery. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1998 Feb; 5(1): 63-67.
  27. Corson SL, Brill AI, Brooks PG, Cooper JM, Indman PD, Liu JH, Soderstrom RM, Vancaillie TG: Interim results of the American Vesta trial of endometrial ablation. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 1999 Feb;6(1):45-9
  28. Indman PD “Office Hysteroscopy in Infertility”. Chapter in Text and Atlas of Female Infertility Surgery. Robert B. Hunt, ed. Mosby, 1999.
  29. Heppard M, Coddington C, Duleba A, Indman P, Isaacson K, Love B, Soderstrom R, Shoupe D, Townsend D, Walsh B, Willems J, Shea C, Dobak “Preliminary data from multi-center study using cryogen first option uterine cryoblation therapy in women with abnormal uterine bleeding.” Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Apr 1;95(4 Suppl 1):S28.
  30. Indman PD “Instrumentation and Distention Media for the Hysteroscopic Treatment of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.” Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2000 27(2):6-1 to 6-11.
  31. Indman PD et al: “Endometrial Cryoblation Therapy — Data from Multi-Center Study Using CryoGen First Option Uterine Cryoblation Therapy in Wpomen with AUB” Proceedings International Symposium on Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy. Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy: Proceedings from the International Symposium on Diagnostic and Operative Hysterocopy. 2001.
  32. Indman PD “Factors affecting capacitive current diversion with a uterine resectoscope: an in vitro study”. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 2004 Feb;11(1):128
  33. Indman PD “Use of Carboprost to Facilitate Hysteroscopic Resection of Submucous Myomas.” J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2004 Feb;11(1):68-72.
  34. Indman PD “Hysteroscopic Treatment of Submucous Myomas.” Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007 In Press.