Hysterectomy

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  "Uterus Removal At 30": Japan Leader's Bizarre Proposal To Boost Birth Rate Sparks Backlash

  The minister suggested banning women from marrying after 25 and undergoing forced hysterectomies at 30, as well as restricting women's access to university education from the age of 18.

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  Woman Expecting Colon Surgery Wakes Up To Hysterectomy After Doctors Find Tumour "Cemented To Uterus"

  A 38-year-old Canadian woman went to the hospital to get surgery to repair her colon, which she had ruptured after a long battle with chronic pain, constipation and inflammation.

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  56-Year-Old US Woman Gives Birth To Son And Daughter-In-Law's Baby

  The grandmother offered to be a surrogate after the daughter-in-law had to undergo hysterectomy.

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  Maharashtra Government Panel To Probe Beed Hysterectomy Cases: Minister

  A committee headed by Maharashtra health department's principal secretary will conduct a probe into several cases of hysterectomies that have come to light in Beed district, state health minister Eknath Shinde said today.

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  Karnataka, Maharashtra Get NHRC Notice On High Number Of Hysterectomies

  New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the governments of Karnataka and Maharashtra over reports of hysterectomy procedures being performed on unsuspecting women in the two states. The Commission on Tuesday said it has taken suo motu cognizance of the media report that an unusual large number of hysterectomy procedure...

• US grandmother gives birth to her own grandchild

  Emily and Mike Jordan couldn't help but feel anxious. More than two years before, at age 29, Emily had been diagnosed with cervical cancer. But just before she was to undergo a radical hysterectomy, she was told that she was pregnant.

• Womb removal: Andhra's big medical scandal

  Roopli is in her early 20s and has already hit menopause. Married when she was not even 12, she had two children far too soon. After persistent health problems, private doctors advised full hysterectomy - removal of uterus and both ovaries. The poor tribal woman says, "Government doctors did not offer any solution. Not even an injection. So I ...

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  Well-being after hysterectomy

  Women who have a hysterectomy for non-cancerous conditions seem to fare similarly well in terms of psychological well-being whether they have all or part of the uterus removed.

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  World Menopause Day 2009

  A relatively unheard and less discussed day - World Menopause Day is celebrated on October 18 every year. World Menopause Day started all the way back in 1984 and was instituted by the International Menopause Society and the WHO.

• Obesity & hysterectomy for cervical cancer

  Obesity alone should not be a contraindication to radical hysterectomy in women with cervical cancer.

• Hysterectomy affects daily activities

  Women who undergo a hysterectomy may have more problems with daily physical activities than women who go through a natural menopause.

• Fibroids can be treated without hysterectomy

  Women with symptomatic uterine fibroids can avoid hysterectomy by undergoing uterine artery embolisation.

• Predictors of need for hysterectomy

  Numerous symptoms; a lack of symptom resolution; and the previous use of hormone treatment help predict whether women require a hysterectomy.

• Hysterectomy leads to early menopause

  Menopause arrives earlier in women who have undergone hysterectomy as compared to those who have not.