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Thank You, Angelina Jolie

Jackie Morgan MacDougall | Posted 05.14.2013 | Women
Read More: Brad Pitt, Preventative Healthcare, Mastectomy, Jackie-Morgan-Macdougall, Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, Miss Tectomy, Hysterectomy, Breast Cancer Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie BRCA1, Angelina Jolie Mastectomy, Breast Cancer Awareness, Ovarian Cancer Risk, Breast Cancer Risk, Brca1, Women News
Jackie Morgan MacDougall

Like me, Angelina Jolie opted to do whatever she could to drastically decrease the odds of being diagnosed with cancer -- she underwent a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy.

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What Made This Woman Feel 'Empty Beyond Measure'

Linda Wolff | Posted 04.13.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Aging, Surgery, Perimenopause, Uterus, Menopause, Midlife, Hysterectomy, Hormones, Fifty News
Linda Wolff

I had no idea how much my identity was tied to you or the wave of emotion I would feel after you were gone.

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Dr. Lauren Streicher Answers Women's Most Common Hysterectomy Questions

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 04.28.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Menopause Expert, Ellen Sarver Dolgen, Menopause, Dr. Lauren Streicher, Hysterectomy, Women's Health, Hysterectomy Procedure, Hysterectomy Information, Healthy Living News
Ellen Dolgen

How your doctor performs a hysterectomy depends on both a woman's health history and the reason for the surgery.

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Ask OB/GYN Dr. Lauren Streicher A Question!

Posted 11.13.2012 | MarloThomas
Read More: Marlo Thomas, Stds, Women's Health, Sex, Mondays With Marlo, Pregnancy, Breast Cancer, Dr. Lauren Streicher, Ob/Gyn, Hysterectomy, MarloThomas News

I will be meeting with OB/GYN Dr. Lauren Streicher soon on Mondays with Marlo! Dr. Streicher is well-versed on women's health, so now is your chance t...

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How I Beat Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Debbie Magids | Posted 09.16.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Ovarian Cancer Annual Exam, Personal Health, Cancer Ovarian, Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis, Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Hysterectomy, Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Hysterectomy, Symptoms Ovarian Cancer, Fighting Cancer, Healthy Living News
Dr. Debbie Magids

Be an advocate for yourself and stop making other people the expert on your own life. I do think doctors know a lot, and they're in their profession to do good and to help. However, no one knows you more than you!

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WATCH: Hormone Therapy After A Hysterectomy, From Dr. Nancy Snyderman

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas
Read More: Marlo Thomas, Video, Menopause, Mondays With Marlo, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Menopause Symptoms, Slideexpand, Hysterectomy, Hormones, MarloThomas News

I met with health expert Dr. Nancy Snyderman to discuss hormone replacement therapy after a hysterectomy. Is it really necessary? Check out more u...

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Estrogen and Cognitive Function: Ask Dr. Pat

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 04.23.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Women's Health, Advice, Menopause, Personal Health, Estrogen Health, Estrogen Side Effects, Estrogen Levels, Hysterectomy, What Is Estrogen, Healthy Living News
Patricia Yarberry Allen

I recently got a letter from a reader asking whether a hysterectomy was the only way to eliminate complications she was experiencing as a result of hormone therapy.

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Toni Braxton Tells Family She Needs Surgery

Posted 02.21.2012 | TV
Read More: Reality TV, Video, Tamar Braxton, Surgery, We, Toni Braxton, Braxton Family Values, Myomectomy, Tv Replay, Hysterectomy, TV News

Toni Braxton gathered her family around the table for another announcement on "Braxton Family Values" (Thu., 9 p.m. EST on WE). But Trina was already ...

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On Menopause: Men Know Nothing -- It's Time To Change

Yashar Ali | Posted 11.09.2011 | Women
Read More: Reproductive Health, Women's Rights, Hysterectomy, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights, Menopause, Women News
Yashar Ali

I really can't imagine a man "just living with" something as emotionally and physically traumatizing as menopause.

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How To Know If A Hysterectomy Is Right For You

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 07.06.2011 | Home
Read More: Hysterectomy Need, Fibroids, Personal Health, Hysterectomy, Women's Health, Women's Voices for Change, Cesarean Section, Home News
Patricia Yarberry Allen

Hysterectomy remains the second most common major surgical procedure performed on women in the United States after Cesarean section. But each patient should be treated as an individual.

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Study: 2 Good Choices To Prevent Breast Cancer

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Older women at higher risk for breast cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a ...

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