Cure Hysterectomy

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Estrogen pills less risky after hysterectomy - Cancer - MSNBC.com
Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy used to treat symptoms of menopause does not raise the ... Estrogen pills less risky after hysterectomy Latest study shows lower rate of breast cancer, but ...

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Will tamoxifen lower my risk of breast cancer?
The exceptions were women who've had a hysterectomy, in which case they were not at an increased risk of developing endometrial cancer as a result of tamoxifen therapy.

2006-10-12T13:10:00.000-07:00

Hysterectomy doesn��t end sex life - Women's Health - MSNBC.com
A hysterectomy does not mean the end of a woman��s sex life and the surgery can even improve sexual ... Hysterectomy doesn��t end sex life Study: Lovemaking can actually improve after surgery

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FAQs on female sexual dysfunction - Sexual Health - MSNBC.com
Can having a hysterectomy impact a woman��s sexual function? What about going through menopause? ... Can having a hysterectomy impact a woman��s sexual function? What about going through menopause?

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Women should keep ovaries with hysterectomy - Women's Health - MSNBC ...
Most women getting a hysterectomy should keep their ovaries because the common extra step of ... Women should keep ovaries with hysterectomy Removal could decrease long-term survival rate ...

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Women's Health Issues
May 10 issue - Richmond, Va.: I'm having a hysterectomy because of fibroids, and I want to leave my ovaries in. What are the pros and cons? Celeste Robb-Nicholson, M.D.: If your ovaries are normal ...

2006-10-05T04:17:00.000-07:00

Can Gene Testing Save Your Life?
Two months later, Melodee had both her breasts removed; this past summer, she had a hysterectomy. "I'm going to do something that will make sure I'm never sick like Aunt Cindy," she explained to her ...

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Radiology increasingly replaces surgery - Nightly News with Brian ...
Many say this is a huge problem with a treatment for fibroids that allows women to avoid a hysterectomy. One reason that patients don't know about the option is that interventional radiology is ...

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Breast cancer pill saves few lives, study finds
This is especially true for women who have not had a hysterectomy, and thus risk endometrial cancer from taking tamoxifen. Newer drugs. Many women are in any case switching to a newer class of drugs ...

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War protesters end vigil near Bush��s ranch
... to say whatever she wants, and she does, but she doesn��t have the right to slander,�� said Vergauwen, who added he was also supporting Bush in Crawford last summer. Sheehan, who had a hysterectomy ...

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Breast cancer pill saves few lives
This is especially true for women who have not had a hysterectomy, and thus risk endometrial cancer from taking tamoxifen. Newer drugs. Many women are in any case switching to a newer class of drugs ...

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The War on HPV: A 'Cancer Shot'?
In January, she had a hysterectomy. "Even though the doctor says she believes I'm cured and my faith tells me I'm cured, there's still a little part of me that worries," says Togba-Addy, 39.

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Fighting Cervical Cancer Through Pop Music - Newsweek Health - MSNBC ...
Ten days later, Baze had a radical hysterectomy followed by more surgery and daily radiation, plus weekly chemotherapy treatments. Already slim, the five-foot-nine redhead became skeletal��dropping ...

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Estrogen and your heart: Does it help or hurt? - Health - MSNBC.com
This was a huge trial designed to evaluate hormone therapy in over 16,000 theoretically healthy women who had not undergone hysterectomy. They were randomly divided into two groups:

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How good is your Pap test knowledge? - Health - MSNBC.com
True or false? If your Pap isn't normal then you need a hysterectomy. True or false? If you have treatment for an abnormal Pap test then you can never have children.

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New test finds genetic risk for colon cancer
Women also may want to have a hysterectomy to avoid the chance of developing uterine cancer. Mutations also may affect the effectiveness of certain chemotherapy drugs.

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Health Tip: Understanding Hysterectomy

2006-07-23T23:57:00.000-07:00

Hysterectomies are performed on women with uterine fibroids, extremely heavy bleeding, endometriosis, uterine cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease or other conditions that affect the female reproductive system. The procedures can either be performed abdominally or vaginally.

According to Epigee Women's Health, one of several types of hysterectomies may be performed, depending on a woman's symptoms. A complete hysterectomy involves removal of both the cervix and uterus, while a partial hysterectomy removes only part of the uterus and leaves the cervix intact. A radical hysterectomy removes the entire uterus and cervix, as well as the top section of the vagina and pelvic lymph nodes.

Vaginal hysterectomies typically have a shorter recovery period than abdominal procedures. Most women are discharged from the hospital after about four days. Full recovery takes about eight weeks, and most women spend the first two to three weeks resting with only light activity, Epigee says.http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2006/07/14/hscout533649.html

Woman gets hysterectomy with help from half-million dollar robot

2006-07-21T11:25:00.000-07:00

Not long before Phyllis would be wheeled into Operating Room 5 for a hysterectomy. But this is no ordinary operating room; this one's equipped with a one and a half million dollar robot. A device with four arms and surgical tools as its fingertips, all controlled by Dr. Robert Graebe.

"In robotics, a lot of times you think it's an automatic process. You press a button and the hysterectomy is done and a half hour later you come back and turn the machine off. The machine doesn't do the surgery for me. I still do the surgery," says Dr. Graebe.

But he says what the DaVinci robot does is mimic or actually translate his hand movements. After small incisions are made, the doctor can maneuver around using tiny claws to grab onto tissue, cut, and cauterize it.

As you can see, this side here is totally absent from previous surgeries.

We see the surgery unfold on a flat panel, but the surgeon sees it in 3D.

The robotics wow factor aside, Dr. Graebe says there are clear advantages to using this robot. It's more precise, less invasive, and as a result there's less bleeding.

The patient's recovery is a lot quicker.

The doctor says Phyllis will be back on her feet the next day.

"That's cool. The smaller the incision, the better it is for me," Phyllis says. CNN

NHS 'must act to eradicate waste

2006-07-21T11:21:00.000-07:00

Action is needed to stop NHS waste and make health services equitable, says England's Chief Medical Officer.

In his annual report, Sir Liam Donaldson says there are wide-ranging variations in provision across the country which are wasting NHS money.

He says both under-use and over-use of treatments are rife and proposes tighter checks and controls, including tariffs for improper prescribing.

He is also calling for guidelines on which treatments to stop providing.

Wasteful

He said the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence should be asked to issue guidance to the NHS on disinvestment, away from interventions that were no longer effective or appropriate or that did not provide value for money.

He said some of the variation in clinical practice was on account of the preferences and habits of doctors and hospitals rather than on the needs of the patients.

For example, he said that some hospitals around the country have continued to carry out hysterectomies to treat women with excessive menstrual bleeding even though guidelines recommend that effective drugs may be used instead.

SIR LIAM'S KEY POINTS

Cut waste and inequity - ensure services are fair, cost effective and evidence-based

Pandemic flu - establish a national committee to discuss ethics of pandemic flu care

Public health - Protect investment in public health from being used to plug other NHS financial deficits

Kernicterus - More checks for this serious disease of the brain related to jaundice in newborn babies

Patient safety - Lessons can be learned from the aviation industry

While hysterectomy rates have fallen by as much as 64% in north and central London, they have dropped by only 15% in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear.

Sir Liam said: "In my view, this level of variation in clinical practice is not acceptable."

"If hysterectomy in England could be reduced to an appropriate level across the country we would avoid nearly 6,000 operations and save more than £15 million annually."

Prescribing patterns, tonsillectomy rates among children and treatment of people with coronary heart disease also vary unacceptably across the country, he said.

Tariffs

He proposed a number of measures to make sure services were more equitable and cost effective.

Incentives could be given to encourage appropriate prescribing and penalties inflicted for inappropriate prescribing, for example.

Sir Liam said: "Maybe we should be looking at incentives. Possibly we should adjust tariffs so that greater loading is given for effective treatments and greater penalties are given for useless and ineffective treatments."

He said computers in hospitals and GP surgeries could also be programmed to block a doctor from prescribing a treatment that had little or no evidence behind it.

The NHS could also learn a great deal from the aviation industry and adopt standard operating procedures - set protocols on exactly how to treat conditions. This would not only encourage equitable care but also help ensure better patient safety, he said.

I am setting down a challenge to commissioners of health services - to reaffirm their commitment to the principle of equity and ensure their patients receive a fair service and the care they need
Sir Liam Donaldson

He acknowledged that some doctors might view this as an infringement on their professional autonomy, but said the majority would be open to the changes, adding that many of the Royal Colleges were looking at standard operating procedures.

"We need to be less fearful of change and more fearful of status quo," he said.

Sir Liam also warned that public health campaign budgets for areas like smoking and obesity should not be "raided" to pay for NHS deficits.

Sir Liam also unveiled plans to set up a committee to discuss the ethical questions surrounding pandemic flu, such as who should get priority for the vaccine and on what basis critical care beds would be allocated.

Sir Liam said: "I am setting down a challenge to commissioners of health services - to reaffirm their commitment to the principle of equity and ensure their patients receive a fair service and the care they need."

Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Steve Webb MP said: "This report shows that health inequalities still run deeply through our society. "People still face an unfair postcode lottery in accessing health services across the country, which bears little relation to need.

"Health needs around the country would be best met by democratic community bodies giving local people a direct say in the services they need."

Conservative Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: "This report is a big wake-up call for the government.

"We know there are initiatives that work and would improve health outcomes, but are not being rolled out because of financial problems in other parts of the NHS. Ring-fenced budgets must be allocated, so that the budget is not subordinated to external pressures."

Joe Korner of The Stroke Association welcomed Sir Liam's report.

He said: "Stroke services are patchy across the country and it is vital that these are improved to save lives and improve outcomes for the estimated 150,000 people that have a stroke in the UK each year."

A spokeswoman for the British Heart Foundation said: "We must make sure treatments are available to people who need them. Treatment must be based on need rather than postcode, and commissioning should consistently consider socio economic status and ethnicity."Story from BBC NEWS

Cure Your Hysterectomy

2006-07-18T03:30:00.000-07:00

Post Hysterectomy Complications
Author: Manoj Danwar

Hysterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove uterus, that’s to say, inability of women to become pregnant. A consultation with your surgeon prior to abdominal hysterectomy or laparoscopic vaginal hysterectomy is must with equal importance to know all about the post hysterectomy problems. Except in some life threatening cases, hysterectomy is not recommendable as there are alternatives to this surgery.

In this article, I’m going to discuss the post hysterectomy complications (side effects of hysterectomy), and recovery from hysterectomy.

Post hysterectomy complications (Side effects of hysterectomy)

Thanks to laparoscopic assisted hysterectomy, the incidence of morbidity cases after hysterectomy has drastically dipped down. Laparoscopic assisted hysterectomy carries a lower rate of risk compared to open surgery. These are some post hysterectomy complications. Post hysterectomy complications are unexpected problems and many women are not affected. But, there are cases where post hysterectomy complications have been reported.

Some of the post hysterectomy problems include bowel injury, hemorrhage, wound infection, ureteral injury, and bladder injury. Elaborating further, post hysterectomy complications involve both short-term risks and long-term risks.

Post hysterectomy complications - Short Term
Short-term side effects of hysterectomy involve:

• Serious post hysterectomy infection
• Severe reaction to anesthesia
• Intestinal problems
• Vaginal bleeding

Post hysterectomy complications Long Term
Long-term side effects of hysterectomy involve:

• Premature menopause
• Constipation,
• Heat flashes
• Vaginal dryness
• Insomnia
• Migraines
• Osteoporosis and heart disease.

True, hysterectomy is an upsetting event. Some women loose their self-esteem and get trapped in depression called post hysterectomy depression, which provokes behavioral changes, while for many, hysterectomy is happy event as it permanently removes the risk of getting pregnant and they freely enjoy sex without any fear.

Recovery after hysterectomy

It takes normally 24-36 hours after hysterectomy to feel pain all over your body including back pain, abdominal pain, shoulder pain, and stiff neck. Recovery after hysterectomy is a crucial time in any woman's life. Recovery after hysterectomy means a woman needs some time to get recovery after hysterectomy.

Recovery after a hysterectomy takes time. Immediately after a hysterectomy, you will stay in the hospital from 1 to 2 days for post-surgery care. Some women may stay in the hospital up to 4 days depending on their recovery from hysterectomy.

However, you need to practice the following advise for the fast recovery after hysterectomy.

• Drink a lot of water & juice
• Mild exercise
• Avoid lifting anything heavy
• Light swimming
• Regular touch with your doctor
• Avoid sex 4 to 6 weeks after hysterectomy