The H Word: The diagnostic studies to evaluate symptoms, alternatives in treatment, and coping with the aftereffects of hysterectomy.

By Nora W. Coffey and Rick Schweikert

Book Overview

THE H WORD discusses the common reasons hysterectomy is recommended, the diagnostic studies that should be performed to obtain a diagnosis, alternatives in treatment, and strategies to help women cope with the lifelong aftereffects of removal of the uterus and ovaries. It revolutionizes our understanding of female anatomy and the important lifelong functions of the female organs, while revealing a solution to the complex problem of hysterectomy performed without the information that is necessary for informed consent. The HERS Foundation s 51-city, 51-week Protest & Play tour provides the backdrop for THE H WORD, which takes an unflinching look at the environment of hysterectomy in America. THE H WORD empowers women with information that gynecology doesn t want you to know about 100 years of hysterectomy in America, as experienced by women in every state of the country. Give this book to a gynecologist.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439220654
• ISBN13: 9781439220658
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Strongly recommended reading for the woman who wants to know all she can before making a decision

It's a major change in a woman's life to lose the ability to give birth. "The H Word" discusses the hysterectomy and the details surrounding it. Nora W. Coffey & Rich Schweikert seek to arm women with knowledge about the procedure and encourage them to understand when it is truly necessary by discussing symptoms, viable alternatives to the procedure, and giving solid advice in understanding the after-effects. "The H Word" is strongly recommended reading for the woman who wants to know all she can before making a decision.

An absolute "must" read!

I know this isn't a blog, but I'm stunned by "Cheri" who is miffed when she contacts Coffey's HERS Foundation about her hysterectomy, and gets "unsolicited advice" (?) This review also contradicts herself throughout, and refers to the information as "scare tactics" and radicalism. The blatant butchery and bullying that women have experienced for centuries is what's "scary," and perhaps this reviewer is confusing the two. If you find the TRUTH scary - then don't read this book. I find it refreshing to see someone swimming against the medical tsunami and providing us with information. I gave this book to a dear friend who eventually found out that she did NOT need a hysterectomy. I am so grateful that words cannot explain my emotion for my friend. Ms. Coffey's HERS Foundation has assisted almost 1 million women and made them question the sacrosanct "medical clergy." This book may well have saved my friend's life. Thank you, thank you, thank you to author Nora Coffey.

The H Word

Absolutely essential reading for any woman contemplating the surgical amputation of her female organs. I wish I had read it before I was manipulated into consenting to an unnecessary hysterectomy and unilateral castration.

I'm glad I found this book.

I'm so glad I found this book. It may have saved my life and my marriage. My poor husband. He feels terrible because he blamed me because I changed so much. We had really had a great sex life before, it was a big part of our intimacy, but that's gone since the surgery. I lost all sexual feeling. We went to so many doctors, and they all said there was nothing wrong with me, they gave me antidepressants. Some said it was in my head. One said he never heard anything like that, all the women he did hysterectomies on are happy. But we're grateful to know the truth. It's sad, what this surgery did to me and my family. Women need this book to understand how important the uterus and ovaries are. I thought I knew a lot about my body before the hysterectomy, but I'm embarrassed to say that I realize now that I didn't know very much at all.

This book is amazing.

I like how it goes into every state of the country. I should've read this years ago, and then I wouldn't have all the problems I'm having now.