The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
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 Streicher—who in a direct, clear, and often humorous way—reveals 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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Information

Publisher
M. Evans & Company
Year
2012
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9781590772126
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
General Health

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Part I: Hysterectomy Past and Present
  5. Chapter 1: The History and Politics of Hysterectomy
  6. Chapter 2: Anatomy 101
  7. Chapter 3: Who Gets a Hysterectomy? Who Absolutely Needs One?
  8. Part II: Uterine Disorders and Alternatives to Hysterectomy
  9. Chapter 4: Fibroids—What, Where, and How
  10. Chapter 5: Nonsurgical Treatment of Fibroids
  11. Chapter 6: Removing Fibroids
  12. Chapter 7: Uterine Prolapse
  13. Chapter 8: Pain and Abnormal Bleeding
  14. Chapter 9: Precancerous Conditions and Cancer
  15. Part III: Surgery and Recovery
  16. Chapter 10: Abdominal Hysterectomy
  17. Chapter 11: Vaginal Hysterectomy and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
  18. Chapter 12: Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy
  19. Chapter 13: Choosing a Surgeon
  20. Chapter 14: Anesthetic Issues
  21. Chapter 15: Preparing for Surgery
  22. Chapter 16: The Day of Surgery
  23. Chapter 17: Recovering from Surgery
  24. Chapter 18: Complications and How to Reduce Your Risk
  25. Part IV: Decisions Regarding Surgery
  26. Chapter 19: The Cervix Decision
  27. Chapter 20: The Ovary Decision
  28. Chapter 21: Women at Genetic Risk for Gynecologic Cancers
  29. Chapter 22: Time for That Tummy Tuck? Plastic and Associated Procedures
  30. Part V: Life after Hysterectomy
  31. Chapter 23: Exercise and Other Activities
  32. Chapter 24: A Word (or Two) about Hormones
  33. Chapter 25: Alternatives to Estrogen Therapy
  34. Chapter 26: Sex after Hysterectomy
  35. Chapter 27: Pregnancy after Hysterectomy
  36. Chapter 28: What I Have Learned from My Patients (and Their Husbands)
  37. Chapter 29: Resources
  38. About the Author

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