A skilled homeopath may also be very helpful. The Queen of England has her own homeopathic physician as well as the regular kind. A naturopath experienced in women's health problems may be able to provide a combination of diet, vitamins and herbs to bring the bleeding under control.
The procedure only eliminates bleeding in 40 to 50 percent of cases and reduces it in 40 to 50 percent with a ten percent failure rate. There have rarely been serious side effects including "isolated fatal cases and near fatal cases". (JOURNAL SOGC, Mar/Apr/92). So, overall, there are substantial risks to this procedure including at least a ten percent chance it will not help at all. However, it may be suitable for a small group of well selected women who understand all the risks.
A Word About Subtotal Hysterectomy
Since 1975, according to American gynecologist, Dr. Thomas Lyons of Atlanta, ninety five percent of hysterectomies have been total meaning the whole uterus is removed.
However, at the 1993 World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Dr. Lyons and Dr. Kurt Semm argued in favour of a return to the subtotal hysterectomy, where the lower part of the uterus, the cervix, is left intact, leaving the cervix in place may improve sexual pleasure for some women.
Dr. Lyons says regular PAP tests are the best tools for preventing cervical cancer, not routinely removing the cervix.
Studies are now going to compare the results of subtotal hysterectomies with total hysterectomies.
Never Have A Hysterectomy For The Following Reasons
What You Can Do To Save Your Uterus
EDUCATE YOURSELF: This is the single most important thing that you can do for yourself. Knowledge of the reasons for, complications of, and alternatives to hysterectomy will enable you to make an intelligent and careful decision of what is best for you.
TAKE YOUR TIME: An elective hysterectomy means you usually have the time to consider carefully the pros and cons of hysterectomy and make a wise decision based on your individual problems and needs. It also gives you time to properly prepare for a hysterectomy thereby minimizing your chances of complications.
DO NOT MAKE YOUR DOCTOR THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY: Take charge of your own body and don't allow your vital organs to be removed needlessly. The uterus has no equivalent in the male body and its function is as yet imperfectly understood. The ovaries are equivalent to the male testes. Both the uterus and the ovaries have complex and important functions in a woman's body long after her child-bearing years are over.
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