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Up to 40,000 hysterectomy operations are carried out by the NHS on women in the UK every year. It can and does help to ease many gynaecological complaints, including heavy and/or painful periods and endometriosis. Hysterectomy is the surgical removal … finish reading Hysterectomy – an introduction

The Patients Charter enshrines the right to receive information about any health conditions and medical procedures that are proposed.  This should include information on any risks associated with the treatment and any alternatives available.  It also requires that healthcare professionals … finish reading Information To Support Choice, the information needs of hysterectomy patients

You are 25 years old and you have severe fibroids, you have a hysterectomy to cure the problem.  The hysterectomy removes your womb and cervix, thank god you think no more periods or cervical smears. So then you get to … finish reading Menopause at 25?

One of the most radical operations a woman can undergo is a hysterectomy. Every year up to 73,000 British women have their womb removed and also sometimes the cervix, ovaries and fallopian tubes. The number of women having the surgery … finish reading Alternatives to hysterectomy