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Read Dr. Parker's article: Keeping Your Ovaries if You Are Having a Hysterectomy for patients

Can Major Surgery be Avoided for the Treatment of Fibroids? - F. L. Hutchins, Jr., MD, FACOG

J. Glenn Bradley, MD

Pelvic Adhesions  
Ovarian Cysts: What Are They, And What To Do About Them
The Significance of Bleeding after the Menopause  
The Significance of a "Tipped" Uterus
The Pain-Less Hysterectomy
Postmenopausal Bleeding and Its Significance
Uterine Fibroids - What Every Woman Should Know  

Alternatives to Total Abdominal Hysterectomy - James E. Carter, M.D. PHD

Paul D. Indman, MD 

Types of Uterine Fibroids
Diagnosis of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Fibroids and Adenomyosis
Hysteroscopy FAQ
Treatment of Fibroids
Hysterectomy will ruin my sex life. Orgasm will never be the same!
Hysterectomy Hype and Reality 
What is an Endometrial Ablation? 
The Basics of Gynecology - What Every Woman Should Know: Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE)

Paul D. Indman, MD From All About Myomectomy for Removal of Uterine Fibroids

Hysteroscopic Myomectomy
Abdominal Myomectomy
Laparoscopic Myomectomy

Menopause Frequently Asked Questions - Marshall (Mark) L. Smith, Jr., MD

Doctor, can I still get pregnant?
Doctor, I don't want to get pregnant!
Doctor, just what is a hot flash?
Doctor, what are these "new" estrogens that do not cause breast cancer?
Doctor, is the patch better, and how do I use it?
Urinary Incontinence: A Closet Condition!
Tell me about a Hysterectomy, Doctor
Menopause Frequently Asked Questions

Bernard Cristalli, MD,  "Madame, You're going to undergo a hysterectomy"

Natural Progesterone - Andrew Dott, MD, PhD 

Hysterectomy and Alternatives - Bradley Goldberg

D. Ashley Hill, MD

Board Certification
Endometrial Polyps 
Issues and Procedures in Women's Health - Laparoscopy
Issues and Procedures in Women's Health-Polyps

Rekindling Romance at Mid-Life  - Judith A. Norris, Ob-Gyn, RNP

What are "designer estrogens"?  - Judith A. Norris, Ob-Gyn, RNP

Endometrial Ablation as an Alternative to Hysterectomy - Mark Perloe, MD, 

All About Pap Tests - William M. Rich, MD

Staying Smart with Estrogen: Estrogen Replacement and Mental Functioning - Pamela R.. Yoder, MD. PhD interviewing Sally Shaywitz, M.D., of Yale University School of Medicine

Staying Smart with Estrogen: Estrogen Replacement and Mental Functioning - P. R.. Yoder, MD. PhD & S. Shaywitz, M.D.

Pre Operative Information: Preparing For Your Surgery & Post Operative Information: Getting Through the First 8 Weeks After Surgery - Darla Ortega

Fibroid-Like Conditions: Adenomyosis 
(reprinted with permission from The Center for Uterine Fibroids)

Types of Hysterectomies

Endometriosis - When others don't understand - - Ellen Johnson in this issue of the Endometriosis Coping Zone - The Endometriosis Zone newsletter - read it on-line or subscribe.

OBGYN.net Publications

Very Private Column - Jacqueline Brandywine
43% of American Women Are Sexually Dysfunctional? Hype or Reality?

Hysterectomy on Your Horizon?

The Internet Patient - Heather Guidone

Post-Op Tips - Tracy Joslin, Chapter President Endometriosis Association Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter dfwtxendo@aol.com

Jennifer Lewis Author, Endometriosis: One Woman's Journey, Freelance writer

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Knowledge Is Power In A Doctor/Patient Relationship
Preparing for Outpatient Surgery

From Newstream.com
Taboo Health Issue May Mean Needless Hysterectomy For Many
Millions of Women Suffer in Silence Without Knowing Alternatives

Fibroid-Like Conditions: Adenomyosis 
(reprinted with permission from The Center for Uterine Fibroids)

Conscious Pain Mapping - Andrew S. Cook, MD

From Estronaut
Hysterectomy- Reasons To Have It, Reasons To Avoid It

From About.com  
Hysterectomy- Is it Really Necessary? Reasons for hysterectomy

Uterine Prolapse - Michael E. Toaff, MD, MSc