Do you really need surgery? [electronic resource] : a sensible guide to hysterectomy and other procedures for women / Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa.
By: Moore, Michele.
Contributor(s): De Costa, Caroline | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2004Description: xiv, 171 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Subject(s): Generative organs, Female -- Surgery -- Popular works | Gynecology -- Popular works | Women -- Health and hygieneGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 618.1/059 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-166) and index.
Your anatomy: where things are -- Your physiology : how things work -- What goes wrong : some common gynecologic diseases and problems -- What goes wrong : cancers -- Reaching a diagnosis: what to expect -- Non-surgical treatment of gyn problems -- Surgical treatment: "traditional" or open procedures -- Traditional hysterectomy: what to expect -- Traditional surgery: the risks -- After the surgery -- Other gynecologic surgery and treatments -- Laparoscopic surgery -- Risks of laparoscopy -- Laparoscopic surgery: how will you feel? -- Surgical choices -- Other 'Endoscopic' Surgery -- Tips to Help Make a Sensible Decision.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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