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To most women, menstrual periods are just a fact of life. But to many women, heavy menstrual bleeding ruins lifestyle, forces to stay at home, don’t even go to work, bring pain, gloominess and depression. Traditional solution for this was hysterectomy, but the minimally invasive alternatives to hysterectomy are becoming more popular in the last 5-7 years, due to appearance of a large number of various technological solutions. Endometrial ablation is destroying the inner lining of the uterus, with the goal of reducing the menstrual flow so that life becomes normal again.

For a comprehensive line-up of endometrial ablation methods please have a look at our page called Can Endometrial Ablation Replace Hysterectomy in Cases of Heavy Menorrhagia? The video that we have present here is at

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=574778

It is 46 minutes long and shows hydrothermal endometrial ablation performed as a live webcast, on September 27th 2007. Enjoy!

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So, you were shocked to learn that you need a hysterectomy. Thanks God, there’s the Internet, and there you are, the very same evening, Googling “hysterectomy” and everything else you may think of in that regards. One of the best ways to learn something valuable is to pose a question in a forum, preferably in a place in which you post regularly. Here is a link to one such discussion, in 3FatChicks.com forum. Read it and see how the sides polarize, some women had “the surgery” and felt great about it, while others had quite bad experiences and still suffer the consequences.

My contribution to that thread was this:

Hi

Having a hysterectomy is never a picnic. The only way of telling what will happen next is medical astrology, but there are very few people in the world that practice it. For every woman that had her hysterectomy done well, there is a legion of women who curse themselves for being so stupid to give their consent for it, without realizing what they actually do.

Uterus is a vital part of woman’s body, it stores sex hormones created by the ovaries during the night and releases them during the day. If there is no uterus, the hormones get expelled with the first morning urination and from there so many problems follow that it would require an entire site to explain the consequences.

Fibroids are tumors, and tumors are large tissues — ask yourself, what in my life is food for these tumors to grow!? Uterus is an organ for emotional responses, it is your primary means of reacting to the world as a woman. In other words, it is the emotions that give food to the tumors and cancers, resolve emotions first, they are the origin of the illness, and simultaneously try to heal the body.

If you want to heal your fibroids and uterus, you may be interested to know that there are several alternative methods of healing the uterus without surgery: homeopathy, Su Jok, Reiki, herbal remedies, seed therapy, a combination of these etc. Maybe the simplest would be to try the enzymes which resolve the myoma, Google them and you’ll find them.

All the best, Dusko Savic

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The Da Vinci Robot controlled hysterectomy is one step beyond traditional laparoscopy. One of the main problems with open surgeries were incisions, which meant more pain, scarring, loss of blood, longer hospital stays, increased risk of infections, slower recovery and slower return to normal life. Laparoscopy turns that around, but robotic surgery ups the ante even more.

Here is how it is summarized in article Baptist Hospital now offers robot-assisted hysterectomies:

Traditional open-incision hysterectomies generally require 5-to-12-inch incisions, 3-to-4 days of hospitalization and 6-to-8 weeks off work. Dr. Thomas-Doyle reserves those surgeries for more complicated cases. She has long preferred using less-invasive laparoscopic techniques for her hysterectomy patients. With laparoscopy the large open incision is replaced by a handful of button-size cuts — or ports — through which instruments, including a viewing camera, are inserted and manipulated. Patients remain in the hospital for 24 hours and can return to normal activities in about three weeks.

The da Vinci system takes laparoscopy to the next level: robotic surgery. Visualization is greatly improved with da Vinci robotics. With traditional laparoscopy, the surgeon’s movements must be performed in “mirror image” of what she is doing. The three-dimensional, high-definition da Vinci camera corrects this electronically, allowing a more natural view for the surgeon. The viewing field also can be magnified up to 12 times actual size.

Additionally, da Vinci robotics provides surgeons with an incredible degree of precision. The system bypasses human limitations by correcting unintentional tremor and allowing greater flexibility. While both traditional laparoscopy and robotic surgery result in less discomfort and quicker recovery, the exquisite precision provided by the da Vinci system allows more complex cases to be performed less invasively.

Of course, we at this site, want women to avoid hysterectomy in the first place, however, if it must come to that, the da Vinci robotic surgery may be the way to go, if available to you. Here is the link at youTube.com where you can see the procedure in its entirety:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4jX6_Fq6VU

It is over 1 hour long. (Clicking on that link will open a new window, embedding this particular video is forbidden upon request.)

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Here is the all important question:

Question: I have had problems with an irregular cycle. I also have fibroids. My doctor has recommended a hysterectomy, but I am uncomfortable with such radical surgery. Do I have other options? I am 45 and otherwise in good health.

which is answered by Dr. Richard T. Bosshardt for Orlando Sentinel, under the title of
Weigh your options before you undergo hysterectomy. Here is my comment to the article:

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Hi

A nice article written from the doctor’s point of view. I’d also like to remind that there are other methods from alternative medicine that can help with fibroids and irregular bleeding.

With the advent of the Internet, women to which hysterectomy was suggested can ask other women through specialized forums and groups, and there are dozens of sites devoted to hysterectomy and its consequences. Here are suggestions for some of these:

www.youtube.com, search for hysterectomy, laparoscopy, myoma, myomectomy etc.
www.nohysterectomy.com, written by a leading gynecologist in the USA
www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com — minimally invasive procedures such as endometrial ablation instead of hysterectomy, then homeopathy, Bach flower remedies, herbal remedies, Su Jok, Reiki, enzymes… are the methods of energy healing that can all help with the fibroids. The site also contains a collection of annotated videos from youTybe and Google Video.
www.hystersisters.com — a site for hysterectomy recovery, very large, contains a ton of info, but geared to those that have already had their hysterectomy, preferably a “happy” one.

There are other links of course, but these can be a useful start. You have the right to know what will happen to your body after such a major surgery so do your homework well.

All the best, Dusko

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