Kategoria BISAC: Health & Fitness >> Diseases & Conditions - Genitourinary & STDs

Hysterectomy is the second most common major surgical procedure performed on women in the United States. Because of new nonsurgical treatments and the rising opposition to the procedure from women's and patients' groups, hysterectomies are performed less frequently than in the past, but many disorders of the uterus--fibroid tumors, uterine and cervical cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, adenomyosis, and uterine prolapse--still may require surgical treatment. For some women, the decision to have a hysterectomy is an easy one; for others, it is a difficult choice associated...

This manual offers a good grounding and insight into many aspects and areas associated with STIs. Using reliable references and the available evidence, the manual itemises changes and improvements that could be made in health care settings in order to help reduce the incidence of STIs and to treat various infections as efficiently as possible. Sexual health must...

Damaged Goods adds to our knowledge of how women are affected by living with chronic STDs and...

Bestselling health authors present must-have information for managing endometriosis

Endometriosis is a serious disease associated with pain, immune dysfunction, infertility, cancer, and autoimmune diseases that can be managed only through active, informed decision making. Developed by the Endometriosis Association, Endometriosis provides new information on treatments and lifestyle changes that gives women with endometriosis and their families the tools they need to successfully manage the disease.

This authoritative guide contains groundbreaking new discoveries...

A 2009 Book of the Year, USA Book News

-It can't happen to me.- Many high school students and young adults, seduced by their sense of invincibility, are stunned when they are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). But the fact is that anyone can catch an STI: no age group, social class, economic class, culture, religion, gender, or ethnic group is immune.

To drive home the risks and realities of unprotected sex, Dr. Jill Grimes shares real-life stories of young people--medical students, college freshmen, teenagers, young parents, talented...

Throughout his extensive career Alfred Samuels was a bodyguard to some the world's most recognised celebrities. He was a physically active and mentally alert individual who provided the needs of his particular industry over many years. In January 2012 his world came to a sudden and unforeseeable halt when he was diagnosed with advanced metastatic prostate cancer, stage four. Alfred Samuels honest and frank account is one part of his mission to challenge men's attitudes and the taboo surrounding prostate cancer.

There is help for kidney stones!

Whether you want to (1) relieve the excruciating pain, (2) discover a treatment that works, or (3) prevent a recurrence of kidney stones, this book will teach you everything you need to know.

Kidney stones are a real pain!

Discover a wealth of wisdom to treat kidney stones or prevent them from forming in the first place! This book covers all-natural methods you can use at home, as well as some of the best medical options available for treating kidney...