Menopause News articles from July 1996

Menopause News archives from July 1996

Hysterectomy is mixed blessing. (overview and analysis)
July 1, 1996... The percentage of women who had hysterectomies, which were on the rise for years, began to fall in 1975, but with so many midlife baby boomers, it is projected that the absolute number of hysterectomies will soon begin to rise again. This number...

I've lost my essence. (effects of hysterectomy)
July 1, 1996... It has been one-and-one-half years since my hysterectomy because of fibroids at age 49. Though small, the fibroids caused extreme and unpredictable gushes, as well as near-constant bleeding and spotting. For almost a year prior to the...

Estrogen may add a year to your life - when you're 82.
July 1, 1996... As the practice of medicine changes, and we assume more responsiblity for our health care, we might find ourselves wishing to return to the simpler days of the visiting family physician. It is so much more difficult, for example, to apply...

New hormone products mean more choices.
July 1, 1996... Over the past six months, several new prescription hormone products have come onto the market. The products contain different types of estrogen (no, all estrogen is not the same) and the delivery systems are different. Two are combination...

A Gynecologist's Second Opinion: The Questions and Answers You Need to Take Charge of Your Health.
July 1, 1996... William H. Parker, M.D. & Rachel L. Parker Penguin Books (332 ppgs) $13.95 New York, N.Y. 1996 A Gynecologist's Second Opinion, the Questions and Answers You Need to Take Charge of Your Health has the warm, compassionate tone and thoroughness...

Menopause, Naturally.
July 1, 1996... Sadja Greenwood, M.D. Volcano Press (225 ppgs) $14.95 Volcano, Calif. 1996 As I said in my first review of Menopause, Naturally, "this is probably the definitive `text' for information about menopause." Scores of books, tapes, and lectures...