Dear Dr. Roach: Recently I read in your column about a woman who wrote about her “total” hysterectomy. I was hoping that in your reply you would clarify the meaning of the word. There is a common ...

Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health. Patients often are in the dark about which ...

Hysterectomy is a uterus removal surgery done through an incision in the abdominal wall, vagina or laparoscopy. This minimally invasive technique is often done to treat symptoms caused by a medical ...

Hysterectomy is an operation procedure, meant to remove a woman's uterus. In a supracervial or subtotal hysterectomy, a surgeon removes only the upper part of the uterus, leaving the cervix in place.

In someone with endometriosis, tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside of the uterus. It can grow on the ovaries, the bowel, and throughout the pelvis, and this can cause pain. Hormonal ...