The essential guide to hysterectomy : a gynecologist's advice on your choices before, during, and after surgery, including alternatives to hysterectomy /
Lauren F. Streicher.
- New York : M. Evans & Co., c2004.
- xii, 428 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Contents Introduction Part I: Hysterectomy Past and Present 1 The History and Politics of Hysterectomy 2 Anatomy 101 3 Who Gets a Hysterectomy? Who Absolutely Needs One? Part II: Uterine Disorders and Alternatives to Hysterectomy 4 Fibroids ? What, Where, and How 5 Non-Surgical Treatment of Fibroids 6 Removing Fibroids 7 Uterine Prolapse 8 Pain and Abnormal Bleeding 9 Pre-Cancerous Conditions and Cancer Part III: Surgery and Recovery 10 Abdominal Hysterectomy 11 Vaginal Hysterectomy and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence 12 Laparoscopic Hysterectomy 13 Choosing a Surgeon 14 Anesthetic Issues 15 Preparing For Surgery 16 The Day of Surgery 17 Recovering From Surgery 18 Complications and How to Reduce Your Risk Part IV: Decisions Regarding Surgery 19 The Cervix Decision 20 The Ovary Decision 21 Women at Genetic Risk for Ovarian Cancer 22 Time for that Tummy Tuck? Plastic and Associated Procedures Part V: Life after Hysterectomy 23 Exercise and Other Activities 24 A Word (Or Two) About Hormones 25 Sex after Hysterectomy 26 Pregnancy after Hysterectomy 27 What I Have Learned from My Patients