Posted by Clem http://articles.health.msn.com/id/100104639/site/100000000/print/1/displaymode/1098/
on 5/23/2005, 1:09 pm
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I just got hold of an article describing a study of the effectiveness of flex sigs in women. Seems that while they pick up quite a few polyps and cancers in men, they miss a lot in women--maybe up to 65%. The link is below. So--if your general practitioner is urging a flex sig (cheaper, no sedation needed, although I would disagree heartily on that one! My doc was either incompentent, sadistic, or just plain misogynistic, but whatever the situation, it hurt like hell!)--just say no! Insurance companies love flex sigs because they can be done in the office, and make a lot of money for those involved, but 1) I'm pretty sure not one of those insurance types has ever had a flex sig, and 2) flex sigs give a false sense of security, while a colonoscopy will examine the whole colon. After having both, the choice seems obvious to me.
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