Health and Medical Guide to Surgery, Rehabilitation and Recovery Hysterectomy Health information topics about Hysterectomy: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Description of the Uterus National Uterine Fibroids Foundation http://www.nuff.org/health_theuterus.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Hysterectomy National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=hysterectomy&recruiting=true Organizations 1. National Women's Health Information Center Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.4woman.gov/ 2. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist http://www.acog.org/ Overviews 1. Hysterectomy National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/hysterectomy.htm 2. Hysterectomy: Benefits and Alternatives Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00905 Related Issues 1. Alternatives to Hysterectomy: New Technologies, Mo Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/601_tech.html 2. Pap Test: Needed after a Hysterectomy? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00013 Research 1. Women Who've Had Hysterectomy Have More CVD R American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3029581 2. Millions Get Unneeded Pap Tests American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Millions_Get_Unneeded_Pa... 3. Hysterectomy Leads to Better Outcomes and Greater Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/abuterpr.htm Specific Conditions 1. Vaginal Hysterectomy UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=wom_issu/7133 2. Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZPBJA9AEC&sub_... Statistics 1. Hysterectomy Statistics National Uterine Fibroids Foundation http://www.nuff.org/health_statistics.htm 2. Hysterectomy Status by State and Age 1998-2000 National Uterine Fibroids Foundation http://www.nuff.org/health_hysterectomystatistics.htm Treatment 1. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=96   Recommended Resources: