An operation to remove the uterus should be called a uterectomy – like the removal of the tonsils is a tonsillectomy, or an ...

The name hysterectomy is rooted in a mental health condition – ‘hysteria’ – that was once believed to affect women ...

Pap smear gives no indication of its location or function. The new cervical screening test is named exactly that, which clarifies it samples cells of the cervix. This helps people understand this ...

If the woman had a hysterectomy because of cervical cancer, she should receive an annual Pap smear of the vaginal cuff. It is known that the transformation zone of the cervix may extend down into ...

Sarah said: "I'm trying to come to terms with the fact that my life is ruined. I can't have a child, I'm in the menopause, I ...

Medicare Part B covers Pap tests and screening for HPV and breast cancer at regular intervals. Other gynecologic interventions may involve out-of-pockets costs.

To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on an upsurge — and diagnostic manuals are finally catching up.

Cathey Chustz, a lifelong Baton Rouge local, has been married 44 years and has two grown daughters and two young ...

I woke up from surgery groggy, with three minuscule incisions in my abdomen and huge peace of mind. I’d just had my fallopian ...