This completely revised and updated edition sets out to explode myths surrounding hysterectomy, to update the information as to what women can expect, and to persuade them to consider the alternatives.

Whether to have a hysterectomy, try some other treatment such as HRT, or postpone any decision and let nature take its course, is a decision of great importance to many women in middle age. This completely revised and updated edition sets out to explode myths about the surgery, to update the information as to what women can expect, and to persuade them to consider the alternatives.