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Author Moore, Michele.

Title Do you really need surgery? [electronic resource] : a sensible guide to hysterectomy and other procedures for women / Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa.

Imprint New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2004.

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Description xiv, 171 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-166) and index.
Contents Your anatomy: where things are -- Your physiology : how things work -- What goes wrong : some common gynecologic diseases and problems -- What goes wrong : cancers -- Reaching a diagnosis: what to expect -- Non-surgical treatment of gyn problems -- Surgical treatment: "traditional" or open procedures -- Traditional hysterectomy: what to expect -- Traditional surgery: the risks -- After the surgery -- Other gynecologic surgery and treatments -- Laparoscopic surgery -- Risks of laparoscopy -- Laparoscopic surgery: how will you feel? -- Surgical choices -- Other 'Endoscopic' Surgery -- Tips to Help Make a Sensible Decision.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Generative organs, Female -- Surgery -- Popular works.
Gynecology -- Popular works.
Women -- Health and hygiene.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author De Costa, Caroline, 1947-
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0813533929 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813533937 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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