If your doctor has recommended a hysterectomy, don’t make a decision until you read this startling report on the real risks of surgery and the less-invasive alternatives your ob-gyn may not be mentioning.
A Doctor's Opinion
If someone suggested that you undergo an elective procedure that could keep you out of work -- and in pain -- for six weeks, might leave you incontinent, deep-six your sex life, increase your risk of osteoporosis and heart disease, and possibly shorten your life span, would you do it? Maybe not -- but what if your trusted ob-gyn told you it was a good move?
Chances are you would agree to it. In fact, every day, as often as 11 times every 10 minutes, women in the United States struggling with noncancerous pelvic conditions -- including fibroids, endometriosis, and heavy periods -- agree to resolve the problem by getting rid of their reproductive organs. Ninety percent of hysterectomies in this country are performed for reasons other than cancer treatment, and the vast majority involve major open abdominal surgery. Women between 40 and 54 are most at risk, and not just because the onset of many pelvic disorders occurs during the years leading up to menopause. The hysterectomy rate is so high because many of us take our doctor's word that once we are finished bearing babies, it's no great loss if our problematic uterus, and maybe even our ovaries, are removed. Don't believe it. And don't believe that there are no alternatives to open abdominal surgery. The question is, why isn't your doctor telling you about them?
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