"Hysterectomy" Blogs & Blog Posts

A Tennessee woman who was denied an emergency abortion for her life-threatening ectopic pregnancy ultimately became infertile and was forced to have an emergency hysterectomy to save her life, ABC reported on Wednesday. The woman, Mayron Hollis, gave...

The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology told the Daily Beast that Dr. Mahendra Amin is not certified by the organization.

I like sex, I enjoy sex, and I believe in the positive benefits of a healthy sex life. Fortunately Dan and I have always shared this point of view, and so our thirteen years together have been incredibly healthy and happy in terms of a great sex life...

I promise, the first thing has nothing to do with the other two. But apparently in my sad little life, mice and snails are worth talking about, along with my vagina. So let’s start with the furry and slimy creatures: In an effort to further tri...

This morning, after waiting with Alyssa and Ryan at the bus stop, I came back home and had just enough time to eat some Greek yogurt and write two articles before heading out to make the one hour drive to my bariatric surgeon’s office. There, w...

I’m just going to put this out there for anyone else who may have recently had a hysterectomy (I had a total abdominal hysterectomy nine days ago): if you’re experiencing random bouts of sudden, intense, throbbing pain that feels like it&...

I’ve spent more of this week on my feet than planned, I’ve definitely been paying for it. Despite waking up every day with plans to take it easy, I’ve wound up running numerous errands with Dan. He has always been the one to drive (...