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 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.

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 ...