The No-hysterectomy Option: Your Body - Your Choice - Tapa blanda

"An in-depth comprehensive guide to avoiding what is the most frequently performed-and often unnecessary-operation in North America."-Library Journal A must-read for the millions of women who, every year, are informed that they need a hysterectomy In many cases, hysterectomies can safely be avoided. Here, a leading OB/GYN points the way for women to take charge of their own bodies by thoroughly acquainting them with all the alternatives to this radical surgery. Dr. Herbert Goldfarb also addresses potential after-effects of hysterectomies, such as increased risk of heart disease, and-if the operation should be necessary-offers readers comforting advice on how to cope. * Fully updated to include the exciting new advances made in this area, some-especially those involving laser surgery-pioneered by the author HERBERT A. GOLDFARB, MD, (Montclair, New Jersey) is at the forefront of women's health care. He is Director of the Montclair Reproductive Center and an instructor at New York University School of Medicine. JUDITH GREIF, RNC, MS, (New Brunswick, New Jersey) is a family nurse practitioner, author of AIDS Care at Home (Wiley), and co-author with Dr. Goldfarb of Overcoming Infertility (Wiley).

HERBERT A. GOLDFARB, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., is at the forefront of women's health care, having pioneered minimally invasive treatments for fibroids and abnormal bleeding. He is Director of the Montclair Reproductive Center and an Assistant Clinical Professor at New York University School of Medicine. JUDITH GREIF, R.N., F.N.P., C., is a family nurse practitioner, coauthor with Beth Ann Golden of AIDS Care at Home (Wiley), and coauthor with Dr. Goldfarb of Overcoming Infertility (Wiley). She is also a Clinical Instructor on the faculties of Columbia University, Seton Hall University, Pace University School of Nursing, and a nurse practitioner at Rutgers University.