Links and Books
 

For general information:

• The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy: A Gynecologist’s Advice on Your Choices Before, During, and After Surgery – Including Alternatives to Hysterectomy.  Lauren F. Streicher, M.D., M. Evans and Company, Inc., 2004.
• Hysterectomy Resource Center, www.obgyn.net
• Mayo Clinic, www.mayoclinic.com
• MedlinePlus Health Information, www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hysterectomy.html
• National Women’s Health Information Center, www.womenshealth.gov
• National Women’s Health Research Center, www.healthywomen.org
• National Uterine Fibroids Foundation, www.nuff.org
• PubMed, a database of research articles provided by the U.S. Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, www.pubmed.gov
• Note:  On general homepages, search for “hysterectomy” or “laparoscopic hysterectomy.”
   

To find a surgeon:

• The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, www.aagl.org
• The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, www.acog.org
• The Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, www.sgsonline.org

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