There has been a media blitz surrounding recent discussion of the pros and cons of surgical removal of the ovaries during hysterectomy (see Cochrane article below). But the most important issue has yet to be addressed: the uterus should rarely be removed in the first place. The article below perpetuates a dangerous myth through the… Read More…
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Hysterectomy and Female Castration: the Enablers Part III
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia This is the third part in a series of Posts to highlight omissions of fact and misinformation about hysterectomy currently being provided to women on hospital, doctor, and medical school websites. In Part I of this series we investigated some of the errors, omissions, and contradictions on the University of… Read More…
Hysterectomy and Female Castration: the Enablers Part II
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin *** ANNOUNCEMENT *** Part I of this series was posted on January 1, 2008. Regarding the information below, HERS acknowledges that on or before February 6, 2008 UPMC deactivated the link to the “Hysterectomy” and “Preparing for a Hysterectomy” sections of their Patient Education Materials, thereby eliminating contradictions… Read More…
Hysterectomy and Castration: the Enablers
Hysterectomy and Female Castration: Who are the enablers?Part I—University of Pittsburgh Medical Center *** ANNOUNCEMENT ***Part I of this series was posted on January 1, 2008. Regarding the information below, HERS acknowledges that on or before February 6, 2008 UPMC deactivated the link to the “Hysterectomy” and “Preparing for a Hysterectomy” sections of their Patient… Read More…
Hysterectomy – the Experts Speak Out
Hysterectomy – the Experts Speak Out It’s hard to believe that hysterectomy was popularized in the United States over a century ago. The surgical removal of the female hormone responsive reproductive sex organs is a primitive practice, yet there were an average of 622,000 hysterectomies((removal of the uterus) performed a year for the last decade.… Read More…
Protest Play Empowers Women
Protest Play Empowers Women’s Women who understand female anatomy and the functions of the female organs are empowered to make informed health decisions. “UN BECOMING” is the story of a sensuous artist named Emma Douglas. Emma is empowered to take control of her own body when an unlikely hero rises up to help her avoid… Read More…