Perioperative use of etoricoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy significantly reduces both resting and elicited pain and opioid (morphine) consumption ...

A hysterectomy is a surgical operation to remove the uterus, the organ located in the female pelvis. Attached to the uterus on each side is a single fallopian tube and one ovary. During pregnancy, a ...

How does 18f-FDG PET-CT scan affect clinical judgment and change treatment decisions in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer? Background: To investigate the cost-effectiveness in early stage ...

In an age when so many once private topics are out in the open, many women are still very reluctant to talk about hysterectomies, perhaps because of the potential emotional implications of losing the ...

The risk for occult gynecologic cancer in women who undergo hysterectomy or myomectomy for benign indications is low but not trivial, particularly in women older than 55 years, a new study suggests.

To the Editor: In their randomized trial comparing total and subtotal hysterectomy, Thakar et al. (Oct. 24 issue) 1 assessed sexual function with the use of questionnaires and concluded that neither ...

Last year, Nicole was miserable -- heavy periods, lots of cramping. Not only did she have fibroids, but her uterus and bladder were slipping downward, causing serious discomfort. Nicole needed a ...

Final Results of the Sunbelt Melanoma Trial: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Randomized Phase III Study Evaluating the Role of Adjuvant High-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b and Completion Lymph Node ...

A “bigger stomach” and bloating are commonly reported side effects of a hysterectomy, with many possible causes, including post-surgical inflammation, gas, and hormonal changes related to uterus ...

Hysterectomy is a surgical procedure for removing the uterus, which is a pelvic organ situated between the bladder and rectum in women. The uterus is the organ in which a fetus grows and develops ...

A hysterectomy is a common surgery where the doctor removes a woman’s uterus. It is the second most frequently performed surgery in the United States for women. About 600,000 hysterectomies are ...