This updated version of the groundbreaking book reveals what a survey of post-hysterectomy patients have said; what men have to say about their fears, perceptions, and misconceptions about their sexual relationships with their partner after hysterectomy; and what choices 1,000 board certified female gynecologists would make for themselves if they were facing hysterectomy.

PrefacePart I. Hysterectomy Past and PresentChapter 1: The History and Politics of HysterectomyChapter 2: Anatomy 101Chapter 3: Who Gets a Hysterectomy? Who Absolutely Needs One?Part II. Uterine Disorders and Alternatives to HysterectomyChapter 4: Fibroids-What, Where, and HowChapter 5: Nonsurgical Treatment of FibroidsChapter 6: Removing FibroidsChapter 7: Uterine ProlapseChapter 8: Pain and Abnormal BleedingChapter 9: Precancerous Conditions and CancerPart III. Surgery and RecoveryChapter 10: Abdominal HysterectomyChapter 11: Vaginal Hysterectomy and Treatment of Urinary IncontinenceChapter 12: Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted HysterectomyChapter 13: Choosing a SurgeonChapter 14: Anesthetic IssuesChapter 15: Preparing for SurgeryChapter 16: The Day of SurgeryChapter 17: Recovering From SurgeryChapter 18: Complications and How to Reduce Your RiskPart IV. Decisions Regarding SurgeryChapter 19: The Cervix DecisionChapter 20: The Ovary DecisionChapter 21: Women at Genetic Risk for Gynecologic CancersChapter 22: Time for That Tummy Tuck? Plastic and Associated ProceduresPart V. Life after HysterectomyChapter 23: Exercise and other AcitivitesChapter 24: A Word (or Two) about HormonesChapter 25: Alternatives to Estrogen TherapyChapter 26: Sex after HysterectomyChapter 27: Pregnancy after HysterectomyChapter 28: What I Have Learned from My Patients (and Their Husbands)Chapter 29: ResourcesIndexAbout the Author