 Hysterectomy Association
60 Redwood House
Charlton Down
Dorchester DT2 9UH
tel: 0871 781 1141, Helpline Mon & Wed 12-4pm
web: www.hysterectomy-association.org.uk
The Daisy Network
Support group specifically for women with premature menopause.
PO Box 183
Rossendale BB4 6WZ
email: info@daisynetwork.org.uk
web: www.daisynetwork.org.uk
Books
Hysterectomy and the Alternatives by Jan Clark (Vermilion, 2000)
Aims to help women who are diagnosed as needing a hysterectomy to ask questions and explore alternative options. Explains the operation and recovery process.
Family Doctor Guide to Hysterectomy & The Alternatives by Dr Christine West (Dorling Kindersley, 2000).
Part of the British Medical Association's Family Doctors Guide series, this well illustrated, easy to read guide deals with examinations and tests, types of hysterectomy, alternative surgery, the operation and after, and possible complications.
Hysterectomy, Vaginal Repair, and Surgery for Stress Incontinence by Sally Haslett, Molly Jennings, Hilary Walsgrove and Wendy Weatheritt (Beaconsfield Publishers, 5th Edition, 2003).
In this new edition the authors explain the meaning and effects of these types of gynaecological surgery, how to prepeare for them and provide advice on what to do afterwards to enable a trouble-free recovery. To order a copy, visit www.beaconsfield-publishers.co.uk.
Hysterectomy New Options and Advances by Lorraine Dennerstein, Carl Wood and Ann Westmore (Oxford University Press, Second Edition, 1999).
Covers reasons for a hysterectomy, alternatives, making treatment decisions, the effect of hysterectomy and alternative surgery on sexual function and lifestyle considerations. This book is out of print, but can often be found in libraries, or via an online second-hand bookseller.
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