100 Questions & Answers About Hysterectomy
Authors: Delthia Ricks, Lloyd B. GreigOVERVIEW
Six Hundred And Thirty-Three Thousand Women Undergo Hysterectomy Each Year In The United States. Whether You Or A Loved One Is Considering Or Undergoing Hysterectomy For Medical Or Personal Reasons, The Options And Information About Hysterectomy Can Be Overwhelming. This Invaluable Resource Offers The Guidance And Advice You Need. Written By An Award-Winning Medical Writer And By A Prominent Obstetrician And Gynecologist, 100 Questions & Answers About Hysterectomy Gives You Authoritative, Practical Answers To Your Pre- And Post- Surgery Questions, Sources Of Support, And Much More.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Part I: Basic Facts About Hysterectomy
Part II: Psychological and Emotional Impact of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Pain: Is Hysterectomy Always the Right Solution?
Part III: Understanding How Healthy Reproductive Organs Function
Part IV: Reproductive Organ Disorders: Fibroids
Part V: Reproductive Disorders: Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain
Part VI: Additional Pain Symptoms
Part VII: Reproductive Disorders: Uterine Prolapse
Part VIII: Reproductive Disorders Part: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Part IX: Reproductive Disorders: Pre-Cancerous and Cancerous Conditions of Reproductive Structures
Part X: Getting a Diagnosis and a Second Opinion
Part XI: When Hysterectomy is Planned: Understanding the Procedure and Your Hospital Stay
Part XII: Life After a Hysterectomy
Glossery
Appendix
Index
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