Endometriosis
Many times I am approached by postmenopausal women with concerns about removing their ovaries during hysterectomy. They frequently ask, “Will I need to take hormones after the surgery?” However, these women are already in menopause, and their ovaries are no longer producing hormones. It would be like removing your appendix- it has no function, so… Read More
Last week I was a guest on Joni Aldrich‘s radio show Treatment SOS. The interview is packed with knowledge every woman should know, including the different types of gynecological cancers, risk factors, symptoms, and screening. We discussed uterine/womb cancer, cervical, and ovarian cancer. Listen to the interview below.
For a woman about to undergo a hysterectomy, one of the biggest fears she faces is how she will handle the post surgery recovery. After all, you are asleep during your surgery and you put your life in your doctor’s hands. It’s only when you wake up do you begin to measure the success of… Read More
Normally, endometrial tissue lines the inside of the uterine cavity. This is the tissue a woman sheds every month with her menstrual cycle. When this tissue is found anywhere outside of its normal location, we call it endometriosis. This condition affects young, menstruating women. Although the cause of endometriosis is not completely understood, it is likely… Read More