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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for hysterectomy
  1. Hysterectomy (National Library of Medicine)  
    A hysterectomy is surgery to remove a woman's uterus or womb. The uterus is the place where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. After a hysterectomy, you no longer have menstrual periods and can' ...
  2. Cervical Cancer Screening (National Library of Medicine)  
    The cervix is the lower part of the uterus, the place where a baby grows during pregnancy. Cancer screening is looking for cancer before you have any symptoms. ...
  3. Ovarian Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is ovarian cancer? Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells in the body grow out of control and form a tumor. Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor ...
  4. Uterine Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a biopsy. The most common treatment is a hysterectomy, which is surgery to remove the uterus. Sometimes ...
  5. Uterine Fibroids (National Library of Medicine)  
    Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in women of childbearing age. Fibroids are made of muscle cells and other tissues that grow in and around ...