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…
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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…
Removal of one or both ovaries increases incidence of cognitive loss
HERS Foundation said…This article is soon to be published in the Journal ‘Neurology’. Many hysterectomized and castrated women experience memory problems that began after the surgery. Because they are often ridiculed by doctors for connecting their memory problems to their surgery their concerns and experiences are often trivialized by family and friends. The Real Experts… 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…
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…