Hysterectomy Association

Welcome to 2012 and we will shortly be entering the Chinese Year of the Dragon – it will arrive with a roar on 23rd January and symbolises luck. Here in the Hysterectomy Association office we hope that all our lovely subscribers receive the luck they want and need for their ongoing health.

January is famously the time to get colds and bugs too (when you are in the Western Hemisphere at least) so it’s essential to wrap up warm if you go out and to avoid anyone who happens to be suffering – especially if you are recovering from surgery.  Perhaps now is the time to think about catching up on all those books you were planning to read or the films you wanted to watch.

Our Latest News

• DHEA Hormone may help to ease menopause symptoms and improve sex lives - Researchers in Italy have found that supplementation with DHEA may help to ease menopausal symptoms and improve sexual function.
• Early mothering affected by the trauma of emergency hysterectomy - Researchers in Australia have found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that mothers who have undergone the trauma of an emergency hysterectomy following severe postpartum haemorrhage experience trauma.
• Prima Magazine features Hysterectomy Association founder Linda Parkinson-Hardman - The February edition of Prima Magazine (out now) has a two page article about the founder of The Hysterectomy Association, Linda Parkinson-Hardman in it.  The article charts Linda’s journey from endometriosis sufferer to Hysterectomy Association founder.
• Jenny’s Hysterectomy Story – Jenny had a hysterectomy at 51 and talks about how she felt following the surgical menopause which she then started.

Special Offers

It’s that time of year again … you know the one with the January sales! It’s no different here at the Hysterectomy Association where you can find bargain books and other items in our online store.

You can visit the shop here: shop.hysterectomy-association.org.uk

Events Coming Up

• Cervical Cancer Prevention Week starts on 22 January 2012
• February is National Heart Month. There are about 2.6 million people in the UK living with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD).
• 3 February 2012 marks Stress Down Day organised by the Samaritans.
• 4 February 2012 is World Cancer Day. The day was first organised by the International Union Against Cancer in 2005.
• National Think About Sex day is on 14 February 2012

If you have any events that are relevant to women and their health, then why not let us know and we’ll post them on the website and in our newsletters too.

What’s Happening on the Social Web?

One of the members of our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/HysterectomyUK) has been diagnosed with Complex Atypical Hyperplasia last week . Do you have any words of advice or suggestions to help her?

Are you on Twitter? Do you have Endometriosis? Then you might find our Twitter list of relevant endometriosis Twitter accounts helpful for further information and support.  You can find the list at @HysterectomyUK/endometriosis and help us shape the conversations that count.