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Re: Hysterectomy on demandFrom: dahmd@gate.netSat Aug 30 06:01:54 1997
John A. Sobeck wrote: > > After 4 years post residency, it never ceases to amaze me the cases of > patients nearly demanding hysterectomy. If I see a patient that has ANY > menstrual abnormality, (or sometimes only menses) The solution > requeested the most by the PATIENT is hysterectomy. When I used to post on the menopause newsgroup I made a similar statement and was flamed beyond belief. It seems impossible to the "Anti-hyterectomy" crowd that a large number of women present to their physician each year literally demanding a hysterectomy, regardless of the degree of pathology. I've recently had a number of new patients come in wanting a hysterectomy for such things as "I'm tired of having (normal) periods" and "it's not bothering me, but I'm done with my uterus and would like you to take it out before it causes any problems down the road." I feel that major surgery in the absence of reasonable pathology (and yes, it's the patient, not me, that decides how bad her symptoms are) is unwise. Perhaps if the media actually polled women about their thoughts on hysterectomy they would see that many of us perform far fewer hysterectomies than we could. The "doctor bashing" about hysterectomies is very out of place. Ashley D. Ashley Hill,M.D. dahmd@gate.net Orlando, FL
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