Death by Medicine

Author:Gary Null [Null, Gary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781607660101
Publisher: Axios Press
Published: 2011-10-16T07:00:00+00:00

Hysterectomy

Perhaps the most infamous and often unnecessary surgical procedure is the hysterectomy, especially when performed on women close to menopause, after which many adverse symptoms, such as uterine bleeding, disappear with the natural reduction of estrogen levels.

“Since the 1960s, hysterectomy has been one of the most frequently performed inpatient surgical procedures in the United States, with an estimated 33% of women undergoing a hysterectomy by 60 years of age,” according to the CDC.309 It is clear from these statistics that until the late 1980s (or later), one-third of all women in the US had hysterectomies. It is probable that many more were told to have a hysterectomy (it was “in fashion”), but if they went for a second opinion to a more conservative doctor, skilled at considering their case carefully on an individual basis, they might be told to just go home. It is well known that many of these women lived well into their eighties without the recommended surgery, according to empirical evidence.

The hysterectomy is controversial to this day, but many doctors are more cautious now before they perform these operations that project women into premature menopause, and they will reserve this surgery for life-saving purposes only, not for “comfort” from pain or bleeding. This surgery may place women at greater risk for disease, as it shifts hormonal balance drastically.

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