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• Hysterectomy Alternatives
  
  One of the reasons health insurance companies are cracking down on insurance claims for a hysterectomy is because they believe patients should try other means of treatment before they jump into the hysterectomy...

• Ovarian Cancer Prevention
  
  Ovarian cancer risks can be reduced. It might be wise to look into some of the research to develop the strategy, which is right for you. Here are a few ideas and thoughts on some of the things you might...

• What to ask Your Doctor about Pregnancy after a Partial Hysterectomy
  
  If you want to become pregnant and are scheduled to have a hysterectomy then you should certainly talk to your doctor about your options. You will likely hear all sorts of stories about women who were...

• Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
  
  Women dont like to think about having a hysterectomy. It is one of those things which goes right along with child birth and it isnt something to be looked forward to with excitement. However, total abdominal...

• Radical hysterectomy
  
  As implied by the term, a radical hysterectomy is one of the most extreme forms of the procedure. Most often prescribed for cancer of the cervix it may sometimes be used in cases of ovarian cancer. While...

• March is Endometriosis Awareness Month
  
  Organization Celebrates Women, Girls Living with Painful and Often Misunderstood Disease (PRWEB) March 3, 2005 -- Officially backed by formal legislation, the Endometriosis Research Center (ERC) is once...

• Serious Cervical Cancer Stages and Treatments
  
  Serious cases of cervical cancer can be successfully treated, although it is best to catch cervical cancer early. The best way to do this is with regular, routine and periodic paps tests. In the invasive...

• After hysterectomy
  
  Many women put off having a hysterectomy not just because they dread the operation but because they dread what they fear will happen after the hysterectomy. Obviously, after a hysterectomy a woman will...

• Hysterectomy: Recovery After A Hysterectomy
  
  Hysterectomy recovery after a hysterectomy is a crucial time in a woman's life. Recovery after a hysterectomy means a woman needs some time to adjust, to heal and to complete her hysterectomy recovery...

• Supracervical hysterectomy
  
  Supracervical hysterectomy allows a woman to keep her cervix intact when the decision has been made to remove her uterus. Many women may not think about the fact that a vaginal hysterectomy takes the cervix...

• HYSTERECTOMY RATE IS STILL TOO HIGH
  
  American ob-gyns perform far too many hysterectomies-- five times as many as their European counterparts-- and mostly for benign conditions, according to experts at the recent annual meeting of the North...

• Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
  
  Total abdominal hysterectomy is the most common of the hysterectomy procedures. It involves removing the uterus and the cervix through an incision in the abdomen. While the reasons for having a total abdominal...

• The Effect of Hysterectomy on Sexual Response and Sexual Identity
  
  The effect of hysterectomy on sexual response and sexual identity is mixed. Most woman go on to have a normal sex life, some have a heightened response , while others are less able to have a sexual response...

• Hysterectomy and Alternatives
  
  Hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus. This can be done through either an abdominal or a vaginal incision, and either with or without removal of the ovaries. Almost 600,000 hysterectomies are performed...

• Sexual function after hysterectomy
  
  Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States annually, with more than one fourth of them being performed on women younger than 60 years. Hysterectomy is a major surgical procedure...

• What Is Endometriosis?
  
  What is endometriosis? Endometriosis is one of those diseases that you've probably heard the name of before, but aren't really sure how it's caused or what its symptoms are. You may wonder who is most...

• Hysterectomy surgery
  
  Hysterectomy surgery is one of the most controversial medical procedures. In the United States, in excess of half a million are done each year; only cesarean sections are performed more often than hysterectomy...

• A vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer?
  
  Buerglen, 11.25.2005 From Fritz Frei Prof. Kevin Ault, Gynaecologist, from the Emory University School of Medicine, University of Iowa, USA has present the results of the last Study's conclusions are...

• Texas Insurance Companies to Pay for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) as part of Cervical Cancer Screening in Women
  
  Texas women may soon find some relief during their annual checkups as the Texas legislature has ordered Texas insurance companies to pay for testing for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Texas is the third...

• Massachusetts Adopts Groundbreaking Endometriosis Resolution
  
  Representative Elizabeth A. Poirier (R) introduces Endometriosis Awareness to Massachusetts with the resolution below urging increased awareness of endometriosis. (PRWEB) November 5, 2005 -- Massachusetts...

• Are There Any Side Effects of a Hysterectomy?
  
  Its a logical and frequently asked question - are there any hysterectomy side effects? Absolutely! Hysterectomy is defined as the surgical removal of the vital organ called the uterus. Most hysterectomies...

• Hysterectomy Recovery
  
  Your recovery from a complete hysterectomy will be entirely up to you and then again, it wont. Most women will experience something called surgical menopause which will cause women to experience the signs...

• Menstrual Cups Fail to Warn of Endometriosis Risk
  
  Manufacturers of menstrual cups have been notified they "fail to warn" of endometriosis risk. (PRWEB) July 12, 2005 -- Two public interest groups have notified the manufacturers of Menstrual Cups that...

• Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
  
  A woman who is told she needs a hysterectomy will only hear that one word. However, if you are told you need a hysterectomy, you should know you have choices. There are alternatives to the total abdominal...

• Hysterectomy Recovery Time
  
  Every woman is concerned over all of the particulars of a hysterectomy especially when it comes to the recovery time of a hysterectomy. However, much to every womans dismay, there is a healing time and...

• The Different Types of Hysterectomies
  
  There are a couple of different kinds of hysterectomies and they're commonly confused:First is a total hysterectomy where they take both the uterus and the cervix. Second is a subtotal or supracervical,...

• After hormone hysterectomy replacement therapy
  
  After hormone hysterectomy replacement therapy Many women may consider using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate some of the sexual problems and menopausal symptoms which may be present after...

• Hysterectomy Procedure
  
  Almost all women know that a hysterectomy procedure refers to the surgical removal of the uterus. Unless a woman has had one herself though she may not know that there are a number of different hysterectomy...

• Alternatively Endo
  
  Yoga and Endo:Yoga brings great benefits to anyone wishing to practice. It can be especially beneficial for those who, like me, have Endometriosis. I have found through regular practice that Yoga helps...

• Cancer ? - Cervical Smears -
  
  Cancer - Cervical Smears - Women's HealthAll women at some point in their life will have to have a cervical smear as a part of a health checkup. But do you know exactly what a cervical smear is, and how...

• Unraveling the Mystery of Endometriosis and Infertility
  
  Endometriosis, a condition caused by a back flow of menstrual tissue into the reproductive organs, afflicts over 5 million women in the U.S. Additionally, it is a factor is 25%-50% of all cases of unexplained...

• Abdominal Hysterectomy
  
  Everyone woman will dream of never having another monthly menstrual period. However, the dream is usually realized when it accompanies something less desired than the inevitable monthly monster. Usually...

• Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy
  
  The Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy is a procedure many women choose to have when deciding to have a hysterectomy. The procedure is one many find is less invasive then the other choices for a hysterectomy....

• Subtotal hysterectomy
  
  A subtotal hysterectomy removes only a womans uterus not her cervix. Many women may not even think about the fact that in most cases a woman loses her cervix along with her uterus. While this may not...

• Complete Hysterectomy
  
  A complete hysterectomy is not the same procedure as a total hysterectomy, although many people use the terms interchangeably. The uterus, cervix, ovaries and fallopian tubes are removed during a complete...

• Getting Ready for your Hysterectomy Procedure
  
  So you are going in for surgery? Great! Now, its time to decide how to prepare for your hysterectomy procedure. There are some tips which can make your day go quickly if you are scheduled for a hysterectomy...

• What Is Endometriosis And Common Symptoms
  
  Endometriosis is a condition that can prevent pregnancy in a woman. It is a disease that is fairly common and can afflict women from their first menstrual cycle through menopause. In rarer cases, endometriosis...

• The Effect of Hysterectomy on Sexual Response and Sexual Identity
  
  Women have mixed emotions regarding the effect of hysterectomy on sexual response and sexual identity. Most woman go on to have a normal sex life, some have a heightened response, while others are less...

• Cervical Cancer Vaccine Is 100% Effective, According to Drugmaker Merck
  
  Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States, and more than 300,000 women worldwide die of cervical cancer each year. But now a cervical cancer vaccine...

• Pan American Health and Education Foundation Receives $1.4 Million from Gates Foundation
  
  (PRWEB) July 8, 2005 -- The Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) has received a $1.4 million grant from the Global Health Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support cervical...

• FemCap™ Considered Best Alternative to Discontinued “Cervical Cap”
  
  For women who relied on the Prentif Cavity-Rim Cervical cap or more commonly known as the “cervical cap” as their preferred birth control, need not to worry. The FemCap™ is expected to become the best...

• Hysterectomy hormone replacement therapy
  
  For many years prescribing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after a hysterectomy was almost automatic. Not only were HRT prescriptions widely written, they were accepted almost without question by the...

• Hysterectomy Fibroids
  
  Each year hundreds of thousands of women have hysterectomies to remove fibroids and eliminate the problems that accompany them; however, this radical surgical solution has come under increased scrutiny...

• How Endometriosis Affects Conception
  
  Endometriosis and ConceptionEndometriosis is a common, yet poorly understood disease. It can strike women of any socioeconomic class, age, or race. It is estimated that between 10 and 20 percent of American...

• Information on Hysterectomy
  
  By the time an American woman is in her sixties the odds are high that she will have had a hysterectomy. Indeed, more than half a million women a year have a hysterectomy; only cesarean sections are performed...

• Women's Health: Cervical Smears
  
  All women at some point in their life will have to have a cervical smear as a part of a health checkup. But do you know exactly what a cervical smear is, and how it can affect, diagnose or treat women's...

• Dry skin after a hysterectomy
  
  Question : I AM an Indian woman aged 52. I had a hysterectomy in 1988 due to excessive bleeding. My problem now is dry skin and it really irritates me. Answer : HYSTERECTOMY, or removal of the womb, can...

• Inform Yourself About Cervical Cancer
  
  Cervical cancer is a disease in which body cells in the cervix or the uterus' lower part are malfunctioning. The cervix is that canal that leads to the vagina.To understand what cervical cancer is, it...

• Research and Markets : Between 2006 and 2010 There Could Be Six New Drug Launches in the Endometriosis Market
  
  Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15338) has announced the addition of Endometriosis Pipeline Forecast to their offering. Dublin (PRWEB) April 11, 2005 -- Research and Markets http...

• Cervical Cancer Vaccine Reported To Be 100 Percent Effective, But Eradication Is Still A Long Way Off
  
  The first large study of the experimental cervical cancervaccine found it was 100 percent effective, at least in theshort term, at blocking the most common forms of cervicalcancer.The cervical cancer vaccine,...

• What is a Partial Hysterectomy?
  
  There are two different types of hysterectomies. The first type is called a complete hysterectomy and the second is a partial hysterectomy. A doctor will decide which hysterectomy is right for you and...

• Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
  
  Laparoscopic hysterectomy is a less invasive procedure than traditional hysterectomy. Performed on a large scale only in the last twenty years, it has become increasingly popular due to decreased pain...

• Hysterectomy Surgical Procedure
  
  A woman who is contemplating a hysterectomy is usually not excited about the procedure. The procedure itself is now a same day surgery at best an overnight stay at the worst. The patient is usually home...

• Hysterectomy recovery
  
  So, youve had your hysterectomy, everythings fine now. Sit around the house a couple of weeks and then its time to go back to life. It would be nice if it worked that way. For some women who have minimally...

• Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy
  
  Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) may be the surgical solution for many women who suffer from small to medium fibroids, adenomyosis, abnormal bleeding or endometriosis. Who should consider...

• Abdominal Hysterectomy Recovery Time After Hysterectomy
  
  Having an abdominal hysterectomy and the recovery time after hysterectomy are significant events in any woman's life. Since an abdominal hysterectomy is an in-patient surgical procedure, you should plan...

• What is a Radical Hysterectomy?
  
  A radical hysterectomy is a hysterectomy which a woman usually is offered as a hysterectomy option when they are told they have cervical cancer. The hysterectomy for cervical cancer is called radical....

• The Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy
  
  The laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy will be discussed and referred to as the LAVH which is something medical professionals often use to term the laparoscopic hysterectomy. This is a procedure...

• Tummy Tuck with Hysterectomy
  
  At first thought, having a tummy tuck at the same time as a hysterectomy may seem to be an idea whose time has not come; however, at second thought, the idea seems almost natural. Having the two procedures...

• Laproscopic hysterectomy
  
  Laproscopic hysterectomy refers to a variety of surgical procedures which are accomplished with the aid of a slender optical tube known as a laproscope. Hysterectomies performed in this manner may result...

• What Is Endometriosis And What Are Endometriosis Stages?
  
  What is endometriosis and what are the endometriosis stages? These are frequent questions since nearly 7 million women in their twenties to forties in the USA alone are affected with this painful and life-altering...

• Interactive, Patient-Oriented Chiropractic Website Launched
  
  AxxiemCorp announces the launch of www.ucc-ny.com, a groundbreaking approach to presenting chiropractic to patients on the Web. (PRWEB) June 14, 2005 -- A quick survey of the majority of chiropractic websites,...

• Hysterectomy and Menopause
  
  Hysterectomy and menopause, the words seem to go together like salt and pepper. In truth, hysterectomy doesnt necessarily lead to menopause. Even if the type of hysterectomy a woman has does initiate...

• Treating Endometriosis with Supplements and Nutrition
  
  Endometriosis occurs when the endometrial tissue that lines the uterus grows outside the uterus, usually in the pelvic area. But it can grown anywhere, even in the brain and lungs. Endometriosis stimulated...

• Post hysterectomy
  
  What physical and mental changes should a woman expect post hysterectomy? It would be inaccurate, downright untruthful to tell a woman that her body would be the same once she has undergone a hysterectomy....

• Hot Flashes after Hysterectomy
  
  Women and hot flashes are often the butt of jokes but hot flashes are no laughing matter even if you are somewhat prepared for them. Often times after hysterectomy women experience the immediate onset...

• Cervical Cancer 101 what you need to know about
  
  Cervical cancer affects the female body in the cervix region. The womb of a woman finds its opening through the cervix. Many a times the human papilloma virus causes the disease. It is transmitted sexual...

• Endometriosis - The Cause of Female Infertility
  
  Endometriosis is a very serious female condition that is a cause of infertility. In cases that result in endometriosis, the endometrial tissue that is inside of the uterus grows outside and attaches to...