Part I. Hysterectomy Past and Present
1. The History and Politics of Hysterectomy
3. Who Gets a Hysterectomy? Who Absolutely Needs One?
Part II. Uterine Disorders and Alternatives to Hysterectomy
4. Fibroids-What, Where, and How
5. Nonsurgical Treatment of Fibroids
8. Pain and Abnormal Bleeding
9. Precancerous Conditions and Cancer
Part III. Surgery and Recovery
10. Abdominal Hysterectomy
11. Vaginal Hysterectomy and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
12. Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy
15. Preparing for Surgery
17. Recovering from Surgery
18. Complications and How to Reduce Your Risk
Part IV. Decisions Regarding Surgery
21. Women at Genetic Risk for Gynecologic Cancers
22. Time for That Tummy Tuck? Plastic and Associated Procedures
Part V. Life after Hysterectomy
23. Exercise and Other Activities
24. A Word (or Two) about Hormones
25. Alternatives to Estrogen Therapy
26. Sex after Hysterectomy
27. Pregnancy after Hysterectomy
28. What I Have Learned from My Patients (and Their Husbands)
