Before proceeding with a hysterectomy, Heather’s (our imaginary patient) gynecologist suggested that Heather have a D&C (dilatation and curettage) during which the lining of the uterus is ...
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In a series of new articles we want to share ideas to help a woman and her partner face a hysterectomy. We’ll talk about a fictional couple, Heather and Ken, who are in their early 40s with two ...
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Here’s a fact that may amaze you. Estrogen has thousands of cellular actions throughout your body, including important actions in your skin. We’ll quote from a 2016 article in Climacteric, the ...
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HT ... HRT ... EPT ... E+PT … ET … ETC … ETC ... = CONFUSION!
We will define and try to clarify the many terms and abbreviations you may encounter.
HT – Hormone ...
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An EmpowHER reader writes: In the months after my hysterectomy and removal of my ovaries, my vagina just stopped lubricating even when I felt sexually excited. So my husband and I went to ...
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This is the second of four articles that will be on EmpowHER dealing with the problem of vaginismus. The third will describe how you can treat vaginismus.
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Ahah was founded in 2014 to combat widespread fears about estrogen that were based on a misunderstanding of the results of one study-The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). Ahah focuses on the 40 ...
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When we (Phil and Lorna Sarrel) worked as a sex therapy team, we treated more than 500 cases of vaginismus and the success rate was close to 99 percent. We say this, not to toot our own horns, but ...
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In a recent article on EmpowHER titled "Facing Menopause Together" we concluded ...
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Women who experience hot flashes and let them go untreated may be costing the economy hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a recent study published online in Menopause: The Journal of ...
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The Advancing Health After Hysterectomy Foundation (Ahah) is a non-profit, 501c3 charitable foundation registered in the State of Connecticut. The Foundation is committed to improving health and ...
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It's scary to think that fear can cause the deaths of nearly 50,000 women. After the federally funded Women's Health Initiative Estrogen Plus Progestin Trial in 2002 uncovered that women who ...
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Recently (Nov. 2014) a study called the ELITE study by Dr. Howard Hodis and his associates at USC was presented at The American Heart Association. This study helps to confirm some very good news ...
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Millions of women experience disturbed sleep at the time of menopause. For most, this is a change while for others, who have had one problem or another with sleep during their lives, sleep ...
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Estrogen saved my life. I’m not talking about the estrogen my body used to produce. That disappeared the day I had my hysterectomy. If you haven’t heard that part of my story, Read More
When Heather and Ken were in Dr. D’s office to discuss the question of retaining Heather’s ovaries, they brought up another important topic. They asked Dr. D if and how the hysterectomy was likely ...
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If you’ve had a hysterectomy, you may think you are safe from getting cervical cancer in the future. But, depending on the type of hysterectomy you had, that might not be true. Cervical cancer ...
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Each women is different, and with that, her health is different. Each one will however experience menopause, not just the musical, but all of the hormonal changes that come with the ...
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I’d like to tell you about a new non-profit women’s health education foundation, dedicated to helping women who have had a hysterectomy. I support the foundation’s mission with all my heart, ...
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