| Scholars often use the metaphor of a car without an engine to explain the treatment option of uterian removal. Patients who have had their uterus removed often state that their physical condition is fine, but their emotional state, especially their feelings regarding sexuality, are questionable. |
| Feminist rights group in the United States of America have required doctors to report the removal of a uterus under 140 grams. In Japan, most patients still recall a famous Ob Gyn lawsuit in Tokyo, in the 1980's, in which a patient's uterus could have been saved. |
| My personal experience also reflects the changing awareness of the once unquestioned practice of uterus removal. The struggle to preseve a woman's uterus has constantly pushed me to seek alternatives to removal. |
| My personal experience also reflects the changing awareness of the once unquestioned practice of uterus removal. The struggle to preseve a woman's uterus has constantly pushed me to seek alternatives to removal. |
| In the last five years, I have helped more than one thousand patients with this new surgical treatment. Only five patients out of the one thousand have subsequently needed to have their uterus removed due to post-operative complications. In every case, all one thousand patients were referred from other major hospitals and told that they had no other option than to have their uterus removed. |
| Approximately five hundred of the patients were under the age of thirty five and unmarried. Nonetheless, this treatment option is potentially best for all women of all ages. Post-operative after-effects from uterian removal include the obvious lack of ability to bear a child (which also effects marriage prospects and emotional outlook), the potential hastening of the onset of menopause, and often episodes of depression. In cases involving preservation of the ovaries, patients suffer hormonic imblance. |
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One in four women suffer from, or will suffer from myoma. Women need to be aware that their are many options to the common practice of uterus removal. Only through proper education will women protect their own livelyhood and their quality of life. |