The common procedure can impact your health in surprising ways.

Many patients are confused about what their surgeons are planning. Here’s how to get the details. By Rachel E. Gross The most common reason for a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, is to address ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uterus didelphys doesn’t preclude healthy pregnancies but can cause heavy periods because each uterus can shed its lining ...

Have you had a tonsillectomy (your tonsils taken out), appendectomy (your appendix removed) or lumpectomy (removal of a lump from your breast)? The suffix “ectomy” denotes surgical removal of the ...

A hysterectomy is a major procedure — and sometimes even a lifesaving one — but despite the frequency in which hysterectomies are performed in the United States, many myths abound. A hysterectomy, the ...

Medical science has improved human health markedly in modern times. However, the history of medical practice in the U.S. has a dark side. Following are a few examples: 1) A few decades ago patients ...

After years of worsening pain, irregular periods and soaring hormone levels, doctors discovered it wasn't her reproductive organs driving her illness.