Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy: It’s a radical procedure that most women don’t need to have

If you suffer from heavy menstrual bleeding – and it’s something that affects one in four women sometime in their life – your doctor will probably recommend a hysterectomy. more »

A hysterectomy - Conventional alternatives

Excessive bleeding or pain * Drugs or devices: birth-control pills; drugs that reduce female hormones; a blood-clotting agent called tranexamic acid; an intrauterine device - more »

A hysterectomy

Why have a hysterectomy? Hysterectomy, in which a woman’s womb is removed, is one of the most common surgical operations in the West. more »

A hysterectomy - What to do instead

General * Check female hormone levels (by a simple lab test) as these conditions are all hormone-related. The key is to stabilise the hormonal situation causing the cyclic upset more »

Doctors take a view

On a visit to the GP during the summer last year, my mother let him know that she did not wish to undergo a hysterectomy for her fibroids. ... more »

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