Hysterectomy - Psychology
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Patients' preferences in mode of surgery of an adnexal mass.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: We assessed the preferences of women with an adnexal mass for the mode of surgery. METHODS: A structured interview was designed in which women, scheduled for surgery for an adnexal mass, were confronted with fictive scenarios of the ... Read more...

A qualitative comparison of women's attitudes toward hysterectomy and myomectomy.

30 Jul 2009 Hysterectomy is the second most common surgery in the United States, where it is practiced at far higher levels than in any other country. There is limited understanding however, of why American women choose hysterectomy over other treatments. Using ... Read more...

Changing quality of life in hysterectomized women.

29 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Most women undergo a hysterectomy to relieve symptoms and improve their quality of life rather than to solve a life-threatening problem. We used hierarchical linear modeling to evaluate the changes, in a 6-8-week period, in the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hysterectomy - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Patients' preferences in mode of surgery of an adnexal mass. 30 Aug 2009
• A qualitative comparison of women's attitudes toward hysterectomy and myomectomy. 30 Jul 2009
• Subtotal hysterectomy and possible psychological benefits with regards to keeping the cervix in afrocarribean women. 29 Jun 2009
• Changing quality of life in hysterectomized women. 29 Apr 2009
• Behavioural effects of ovariohysterectomy and oral administration of meloxicam in laboratory housed rabbits. 17 Mar 2009
• Training nurses to be teachers. 30 Oct 2008
• Hysterectomy and subsequent psychological health: findings from a British birth cohort study. 30 Sep 2008
• A prospective study of outcomes five years after hysterectomy in premenopausal women. 29 Sep 2008
• Does patient health and hysterectomy status influence cervical cancer screening in older women? 9 Sep 2008
• Three little words no one wants to hear. 30 Jul 2008
• [Applying the hierarchical linear model in longitudinal studies: an example of symptom distress in women who had undergone a hysterectomy] 30 Jul 2008
• Sexuality and sexual function in long-term survivors of cervical cancer. 29 Jun 2008
• Predictors of hysterectomy as a treatment for menstrual symptoms. 29 Jun 2008
• [Sexuality and hysterectomy: myths and reality] 30 May 2008
• Efficacy of laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy in the management of menorrhagia: 400 consecutive cases. 29 Apr 2008
• Psychiatric morbidity following hysterectomy in Egypt. 31 Mar 2008
• [The relationship between hysterectomy and sexual life according to the latest research] 28 Mar 2008
• Hysterectomy and women satisfaction: total versus subtotal technique. 11 Mar 2008
• [Gynecologic pelvic surgery for benign conditions and its postoperative effect on womens' sexuality] 28 Feb 2008
• Risk factors for major depressive disorder and the psychological impact of hysterectomy: a prospective investigation. 28 Feb 2008

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Technical information about 'Hysterectomy'

Definition: Excision of the uterus.

Descriptor UI: D007044

Alternative terms: Hysterectomy; Hysterectomies;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.950.300.399;

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition; abdominal: do not coord with ABDOMEN