Comments on: When Physicians Talk About Hysterectomy (It’s Cringe-Inducing) http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2008/07/when-physicians-talk-about-hysterectomy-its-c Daily dose of women's health news and media analysis Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:12:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rick Schweikert http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2008/07/when-physicians-talk-about-hysterectomy-its-c/comment-page-1#comment-559 Rick Schweikert Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:00:34 +0000 http://ourbodies.s467.sureserver.com/blog/2008/07/when-physicians-talk-about-hysterectomy-its-cringe-inducing#comment-559 Whether the uterus is removed vaginally, abdominally, robotically, or with a magic wand, the aftermath of female organ removal is real and predictable. The ovaries (the female gonads) are removed from about 75% of women during hysterectomy, and 35-40% of the ovaries that are retained cease to function after the uterus is removed, resulting in a defacto castration. Visit <a href="http://hersfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow">http://hersfoundation.org/</a> to watch the HERS Foundation's "Female Anatomy" video and empower yourself with information about what women consistently report after hysterectomy. It's your right to know. Whether the uterus is removed vaginally, abdominally, robotically, or with a magic wand, the aftermath of female organ removal is real and predictable.

The ovaries (the female gonads) are removed from about 75% of women during hysterectomy, and 35-40% of the ovaries that are retained cease to function after the uterus is removed, resulting in a defacto castration.

Visit http://hersfoundation.org/ to watch the HERS Foundation’s “Female Anatomy” video and empower yourself with information about what women consistently report after hysterectomy.

It’s your right to know.

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