CONGRESSWOMAN MALONEY TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESSMomentum Builds For Hysterectomy Informed Consent Legislation What is so important about HERS Hysterectomy Conference on April 24th, 2010 and a screening of “un becoming” April 23rd, 2010 in New York City that a couple is driving from Florida and sleeping in a tent because they can’t afford a hotel… Read More…
castration
New study shows link between female castration and lung cancer
Ovary Removal May Play a Role in Lung Cancer A new Canadian study reports that castration (removal of the female gonads, the ovaries) almost doubles a younger woman’s risk for developing lung cancer. “It’s possible that vulnerability to lung cancer is caused by early and sudden decrease in estrogen levels or potentially long-term use of… Read More…
The ovary option
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…
Hysterectomy Myths vs Facts
Female Anatomy Exposed: If the female sex organs were visible like the male sex organs,would they still be removed from 622,000 women each year? Myth: “Only men have gonads.” FACT: A woman’s gonads are her ovaries. Removal of the ovaries is castration, and the aftereffects are to women what the aftereffects of removal of the… Read More…
What you can do!
ALERT! So many have asked, “What can I do to help?” The answer to this question has never been so simple, and the need for help has never been so urgent. Visit www.hersfoundation.org today to SIGN THE PETITION mandating that HERS’ DVD “Female Anatomy: The Functions of the Female Organs” be shown to every woman… Read More…
The Language of Hysterectomy
The language of Hysterectomy has a vocabulary most of us are unfamiliar with. To understand the recommendation of doctors to women requires translation from the Language of Medicine to the Language of Hysterectomy. The easiest way to learn the vocabulary of a foreign language is to begin with a Glossary, a definition of the commonly… Read More…