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Hysterectomy : exploring your options /

Annotation Hysterectomy is the second most common major surgical procedure performed on women in the United States. Because of new nonsurgical treatments and the rising opposition to the procedure from women's and patients' groups, hysterectomies are performed less frequently than in the p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wallach, Edward E., 1933-
Otros Autores: Eisenberg, Esther, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Colección:Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Preface Who We Are and Why We Wrote This Book""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction What is Hysterectomy and What Is the Debate?""; ""Part I About the Female Reproductive Organs""; ""Chapter 1 Anatomy of the Uterus""; ""Chapter 2 Looking at the Uterus""; ""Part II What Can Go Wrong?""; ""Chapter 3 Uterine Fibroids""; ""Chapter 4 Endometriosis""; ""Chapter 5 Uterine Prolapse and Related Problems""; ""Chapter 6 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding""; ""Chapter 7 Pelvic Pain, Infection, and Adhesions""; ""Chapter 8 Cancer""; ""Part III Surgery""
  • ""Chapter 9 What You Need to Know to Prepare for a Hysterectomy""""Chapter 10 What Happens in the Hospital""; ""Chapter 11 What Kind of Hysterectomy Should You Have?""; ""Part IV After Hysterectomy""; ""Chapter 12 Sexual and Reproductive Issues""; ""Chapter 13 Hormone Replacement Therapy""; ""Conclusion""; ""Index""