The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy, 9781590772119
Paperback
This updated version of the groundbreaking book reveals what a survey of post-hysterectomy patients have said; what men have to say about their fears, perceptions, and misconceptions about their sexual relationships with their partner after hysterectomy.

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Advice from a Gynecologist on Your Choices Before, During, and After Surgery

$57.86

  • Paperback

    480 pages

  • Release Date

    15 February 2013

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Summary

In this new, updated version of the groundbreaking book, gynecologist and leading women’s health expert Dr. Lauren Streicher—who in a direct, clear, and often humorous way—reveals the following: What your doctor isn’t telling you; robotic hysterectomy and why it is becoming so popular; new nonsurgical ways to control heavy bleeding; the latest on hormone therapy, including bioidentical hormones; how to decrease your risk of uterine or ovarian cancer without removing your uterus or ovaries; ne…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781590772119
ISBN-10:1590772113
Author:Lauren F. Streicher
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:M. Evans& Co Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:480
Edition:2nd
Release Date:15 February 2013
Weight:635g
Dimensions:227mm x 153mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

As hundreds of thousands of women begin the ‘HysterSisters’ journey each year, they need and deserve the most current information about hysterectomy and menopause. Dr. Streicher is the voice of a compassionate medical expert who can guide women through their pre- and post-hysterectomy experiences. – Kathy Kelley, founder and CEO of HysterSisters.comThe Essential Guide to Hysterectomy is just that: an up-to-date, comprehensive, essential resource for the over half a million women in the United States who undergo this procedure every year. Dr. Streicher’s latest book not only demystifies the hysterectomy procedure but provides in-depth descriptions of the various techniques utilized by physicians, such as robot-assisted hysterectomy, that are currently in vogue. In addition, Dr. Streicher outlines alternative therapy, both medical and surgical. I will certainly recommend The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy to all of my patients. – Dr. Charles E. Miller, president of The International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy

About The Author

Lauren F. Streicher

As a recognized leader in women’s health, Dr. Lauren F. Streicher appears frequently on national television discussing all aspects of obstetrics and gynecology. Her appearances on The Show, The Today Show, and Good Morning America have earned her legions of fans and loyal followers impressed by her winning personality and unique ability to address the complicated health issues facing women today. In addition to being a practicing physician and surgeon, Dr. Streicher is an assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s medical school, the Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago.

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