
eBook - ePub
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
Advice from a Gynecologist on Your Choices Before, During, and After Surgery
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eBook - ePub
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
Advice from a Gynecologist on Your Choices Before, During, and After Surgery
About this book
In this new, updated version of the groundbreaking book, gynecologist and leading women's health expert Dr. Lauren Streicherâwho in a direct, clear, and often humorous wayâreveals the following: What your doctor isn't telling you; robotic hysterectomy and why it is becoming so popular; new nonsurgical ways to control heavy bleeding; the latest on hormone therapy, including bioidentical hormones; how to decrease your risk of uterine or ovarian cancer without removing your uterus or ovaries; new methods for treating fibroids; and a comprehensive guide to websites and resources.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Hysterectomy Past and Present
- Chapter 1: The History and Politics of Hysterectomy
- Chapter 2: Anatomy 101
- Chapter 3: Who Gets a Hysterectomy? Who Absolutely Needs One?
- Part II: Uterine Disorders and Alternatives to Hysterectomy
- Chapter 4: FibroidsâWhat, Where, and How
- Chapter 5: Nonsurgical Treatment of Fibroids
- Chapter 6: Removing Fibroids
- Chapter 7: Uterine Prolapse
- Chapter 8: Pain and Abnormal Bleeding
- Chapter 9: Precancerous Conditions and Cancer
- Part III: Surgery and Recovery
- Chapter 10: Abdominal Hysterectomy
- Chapter 11: Vaginal Hysterectomy and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
- Chapter 12: Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy
- Chapter 13: Choosing a Surgeon
- Chapter 14: Anesthetic Issues
- Chapter 15: Preparing for Surgery
- Chapter 16: The Day of Surgery
- Chapter 17: Recovering from Surgery
- Chapter 18: Complications and How to Reduce Your Risk
- Part IV: Decisions Regarding Surgery
- Chapter 19: The Cervix Decision
- Chapter 20: The Ovary Decision
- Chapter 21: Women at Genetic Risk for Gynecologic Cancers
- Chapter 22: Time for That Tummy Tuck? Plastic and Associated Procedures
- Part V: Life after Hysterectomy
- Chapter 23: Exercise and Other Activities
- Chapter 24: A Word (or Two) about Hormones
- Chapter 25: Alternatives to Estrogen Therapy
- Chapter 26: Sex after Hysterectomy
- Chapter 27: Pregnancy after Hysterectomy
- Chapter 28: What I Have Learned from My Patients (and Their Husbands)
- Chapter 29: Resources
- About the Author