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| http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/women/hyster.htm
This booklet contains basic information about hysterectomies: the benefits, risks and alternatives to help you make an informed decision. The information provided here will help in discussions with your doctor as you decide whether or not to have the operation. This booklet from the New York State Department of Health discusses:
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| The personal web site below
includes a Surgical Menopause FAQ, and a link to subscribe to the Surgi-Pausal
email list
http://members.tripod.com/fiona_51/ Some women find great relief and new life after surgical removal of their ovaries. Other women, who have no family history of ovarian or breast cancer, have had their ovaries stolen from them by surgeons who tell them that they can avoid future ovarian cancer by doing this routinely while having a hysterectomy. Some women suffer incredible discomfort, pain and unhappiness after surgery and a seemingly unending search for the best hormone replacement. The purpose of this web site is to provide support to those who are experiencing surgical menopause and information for those facing a surgical decision. |
| http://www.dca.net/~hers/
Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services If you would like to receive a free packet of information, contact: HERS Foundation
E-mail addresses:
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| Sans-Uteri e-mail list for those who have had a hysterectomy. Go to their web site to sign up: http://www.2cowherd.net/findings/sans-uteri-list.html |
| http://www.thriveonline.com/@@sMokqQcA7E5@gH*D/thrive/health/Library/CAD/abstract13420.html
An unkind cut. American Health 1990 Sep;9(7):36,38-41 Dranov P 910170 "This year 600,000 American women will have hysterectomies (removal of the uterus), and 45% of them will also be castrated (have their ovaries removed), even though evidence shows castration may do more harm than good. By age 60, 1 in 3 American women has had a hysterectomy. The second most common operation for American women, a hysterectomy can lead to many medical problems, and only 2 states require doctors to inform women of health risks and alternative procedures." (N.B. This was in 1990. In 1998 ???) |
| http://womenshealth.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa112397.htm
Hysterectomy- Is it really necessary? A good site with a variety of hyperlinks.
Dateline: 11/23/97 Reasons for hysterectomy
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| If your proposed hysterectomy is in response to abnormal bleeding, be sure to check out the "flooding"(personal posts) and "menorrhagia" (medical) pages on this site. |
| http://www.netreach.net/company/hysterectomyedu/index.html
Michael E. Toaff, MD, Director A good site designed for women who have been told they need a hysterectomy and are searching for alternative treatment. |
| http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9406/htm/alte_tab.htm
Mayo
Clinic
Alternatives to hysterectomy depend on your symptoms (Originally published in Mayo Clinic Health Letter, June 1994) "In the last decade, a wider
array of alternatives has allowed many women to choose between hysterectomy
and these procedures. Whether one is right for you depends on the severity
of your symptoms."
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| http://www.womenshealth.org/ask/hyst.htm
Hysterectomy Section headings are:
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| Extract from the November
15, 1997 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology
http://www.sph.jhu.edu/pubs/jepi/nov297co/langenbe.htm Hormone Replacement and
Menopausal Symptoms Following Hysterectomy.
1,299 women undergoing hysterectomy in 28 hospitals throughout Maryland were studied. > 40 % of premenopausal women had both ovaries removed. At 3 months posthysterectomy, 89 percent of these women were on HRT; at 24 months 89 %. Women who were postmenopausal with 2 ovaries removed were less likely to have hot flashes if they were on HRT, but women with 0-1 ovary removed who were on HRT were more likely to have hot flashes than those not on HRT. Black women and obese women more likely to have hot flashes in all cases. |
| Oophorectomy moved to new location |