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Common Uterine Conditions & Treatments
Comprehensive facts about fibroids, endometriosis, endometrial hyperplasia, uterine prolapse, ovarian cysts, PID, heavy bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, and severe menstrual pain. Explores hysterectomy and other treatments.

Endometriosis Q & A
Discover the answers to your questions about endometriosis. Get facts about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options for women with endometriosis.

Fibroid Tumors
Resources that explore the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options available to women with fibroid tumors.

Hormone Replacement Therapy
Resources that explore issues related to HRT. Includes estrogen, progestins/progesterone, DHEA, testosterone, and alternatives.

Hysterectomy FAQs
What is a hysterectomy? Find out what conditions may lead to a hysterectomy.

Hysterectomy- Is It Really Necessary?
Details about when hysterectomy is not a choice and when it is elective.

Incontinence
Resources that cover various bladder conditions including surgery to correct incontinence.

Menopause, Perimenopause
Resources that explore symptoms and treatments for natural and surgical menopause.

Menstruation
Everything you ever wanted to know about your period.

Myomectomy
Myomectomy is available as an alternative to hysterectomy for many women with fibroid tumors.

Ovarian Cancer: The Silent Killer
Ovarian cancer: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention tips.

Ovarian Cysts
Explore the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ovarian cysts.

Pelvic Pain
Discover the causes of acute and chronic pelvic pain. Learn about diagnosis, and treatment options.

Surgical Menopause
Information about surgical menopause that occurs when a woman undergoes a hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy. Learn about the sudden symptoms of menopause that occur after surgery, as well as traditional and alternative treatments for surgical menopause.

Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Learn about this non-surgical technique for treating fibroid tumors.

Uterine Prolapse
Information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options available.

What You Should Know About Hysterectomy
Extensive facts about hysterectomy. Covers questions to ask, exactly what is removed during various types of hysterectomy, what to expect after, and more.

Abdominal Hysterectomy, Trends, Analysis, and Sexual Function?
Important research revealed that compared the effect of hysterectomy on sexual function-- total abdominal vs. supracervical hysterectomy. (OB/GYN.net Hysterectomy Alternatives)

Hyster Sisters- Hysterectomy Recovery
An outstanding resource for support before and after hysterectomy. Contains a wealth of information about issues from deciding to have a hysterectomy to what hormones are necessary after. Don't miss this one!

Hysterectomy
Alternatives to hysterectomy are discussed along with facts about various types of hysterectomy. (Alternatives in Gynecology)

Hysterectomy- To Have or Not to Have
Article that covers various reasons (e.g.-abnormal bleeding, fibroids, pelvic pain) that women have hysterectomies with alternative treatment options listed for each condition. (Endometriosis Care Center)

New Procedure Helps Women Avoid Hysterectomy
Information about endometrial abilation for the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding. (Johns Hopkins Intellihealth)

NWHRC- Q & A
From the National Women's Health Resource Center some answers to questions you may have regarding hysterectomy. A short but, informative report well worth your time.

Outpatient Laproscopic Hysterectomy
From Internet Health Resources, a review of 50 patients who underwent laproscopic hysterectomy. An interesting report written in language for physicians.

Sans Uteri Hysterectomy Forums
Beth Tiner maintains this positive place where you can interact with other women about hysterectomy.

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