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Authors: Lauren F. Streicher
ISBN-13: 9781590770573, ISBN-10: 1590770579
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Date Published: September 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
In clear, conversational language, Dr. Lauren Streicher discusses everything a woman needs to know to make informed choices about this often-controversial subject, including emotions and sex after surgery, hormone replacement, and much more.
Acknowledgments | ix | |
Introduction | xi | |
Part I | Hysterectomy Past and Present | |
1 | The History and Politics of Hysterectomy | 3 |
2 | Anatomy 101 | 17 |
3 | Who Gets a Hysterectomy? Who Absolutely Needs One? | 29 |
Part II | Uterine Disorders and Alternatives to Hysterectomy | |
4 | Fibroids-What, Where, and How | 43 |
5 | Nonsurgical Treatment of Fibroids | 57 |
6 | Removing Fibroids | 69 |
7 | Uterine Prolapse | 85 |
8 | Pain and Abnormal Bleeding | 95 |
9 | Precancerous Conditions and Cancer | 121 |
Part III | Surgery and Recovery | |
10 | Abdominal Hysterectomy | 137 |
11 | Vaginal Hysterectomy and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence | 153 |
12 | Laparoscopic Hysterectomy | 165 |
13 | Choosing a Surgeon | 185 |
14 | Anesthetic Issues | 203 |
15 | Preparing for Surgery | 213 |
16 | The Day of Surgery | 227 |
17 | Recovering from Surgery | 245 |
18 | Complications and How to Reduce Your Risk | 263 |
Part IV | Decisions Regarding Surgery | |
19 | The Cervix Decision | 281 |
20 | The Ovary Decision | 289 |
21 | Women at Genetic Risk for Ovarian Cancer | 301 |
22 | Time for That Tummy Tuck? Plastic and Associated Procedures | 311 |
Part V | Life After Hysterectomy | |
23 | Exercise and Other Activities | 323 |
24 | A Word (or Two) About Hormones | 337 |
25 | Sex After Hysterectomy | 361 |
26 | Pregnancy After Hysterectomy | 377 |
27 | What I Have Learned from My Patients (and Their Husbands) | 385 |
Index | 413 |