The case against hysterectomy : what every woman-- and man-- should know about the operations to remove the womb and cervix (hysterectomy), and the ovaries (oophorectomy) / Sandra Simkin.
- Simkin, Sandra
- Date:
- 1996
- Books
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Description
"One hundred thousand hysterectomies are performed in the UK each year; Sandra Simkin argues that 90 per cent of them are unnecessary. At a time when 60 per cent of the complaints against physicians lodged at the General Medical Council are against gynaecologists, Simkin passionately and persuasively argues for better information, services and aftercare, as well as changes in the law to protect women from surgical abuse."-- Back cover.
Publication/Creation
London : Pandora, 1996.
Physical description
vi, 121 pages ; 20 cm.
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Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-122)
Contents
Pt. 1. The Case for Hysterectomy -- 1. Statistical justification and contradictions -- Pt. 2. The Case Against Hysterectomy -- 2. Alternative surgical techniques and medical therapies -- 3. The physiological, psychological and emotional effects of hysterectomy -- 4. The effect of hysterectomy on sex and relationships -- 5. Ageing, the menopause, HRT and hysterectomy -- 6. Case studies -- 7. GPs and gynaecologists: the National Health Service and private medicine -- 8. Seeking redress: the NHS complaints system and civil action in the courts -- 9. Good advice and alternative health remedies -- 10. What you can do to help yourself -- 11. Hysterectomy abroad and women's rights -- Pt. 3. Summing Up -- 12. Proof positive against hysterectomy -- 13. Gynaecologists and hospitals in the news -- 14. Campaigning for better treatment: proposal for a Women's Medical Protection Act -- Where to go for advice and help: Organizations and helplines.
Notes
Copy 1. Donor: Family of Sheila Kitzinger.
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- 0044409788
- 9780044409786