The HERS Foundation’s Twenty-Seventh Hysterectomy Conference will be held November 14th-15th, 2008 in Atlanta GA. Become informed about female anatomy, the life-long functions of the female organs, the alternatives to hysterectomy, and the consequences of the surgery. Learn about the common reasons hysterectomy is recommended such as fibroids, endometriosis, endometrial hyperplasia, uterine or bladder prolapse,… Read More…
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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 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…
Fibroids: you never need a hysterectomy for fibroids
The most common reason hysterectomy is performed is for fibroids. Most fibroids don’t cause any symptoms and rarely cause a true medical problem. But if you had symptoms that were more than annoying, if they really impacted your ability to function, there would be no reason to undergo a hysterectomy. If you are told that… 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…