Methods of hysterectomy: should women have a say?

[The meaning of hysterectomy for a group of Chilean men partners of women who have undergone hysterectomy].

The objective of this study was to understand the meaning of hysterectomy according to a group of Chilean men, partners of women who have undergone the procedure (MPWH). This qualitative study was performed with in-depth interviews. A total of 15 men, partners of women who have undergone hysterectomy, were interviewed between May and September of 2010, under the approval of the Ethics Committee...

Should all pregnant women have an ultrasound examination?

This paper addresses the question whether all pregnant women should have an ultrasound examination. We used the methods of ethical analysis and argument to show that the principle of respect for autonomy creates an obligation to inform every pregnant woman about the availability of obstetric ultrasound in settings in which quality ultrasound is available. We considered two objections to this po...

Should women with chronic pelvic pain have adhesiolysis?

BACKGROUND Pelvic adhesions are found in up to 50% of women with CPP during investigative surgeries and adhesiolysis is often performed as part of their management although the causal or casual association of adhesions, and the clinical benefit of adhesiolysis in the context of CPP is still unclear. Our aim was to test the hypothesis of whether laparoscopic adhesiolysis leads to significant pai...

Factors affecting sexual satisfaction in Korean women who have undergone a hysterectomy

Objective This study was undertaken to examine the factors affecting sexual satisfaction in women who had undergone a hysterectomy. Design The descriptive correlational study was conducted. The model contained three stages including antecedents (stage 1), interpersonal influence (stage 2), and outcome perception (stage 3). The antecedents included perception variables (eg negative body image an...

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