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The H Word: The diagnostic studies to evaluate symptoms, alternatives in treatment, and coping with the aftereffects of hysterectomy. | Paperback

by Nora W. Coffey (Author), Rick Schweikert (Author)

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Binding:

Paperback

Publisher:

BookSurge Publishing

Edition:

1st Edition

Page Count:

448 Pages

Publication Date:

April 02, 2009

Sales Rank:

294,074th

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
THE H WORD discusses the common reasons hysterectomy is recommended, the diagnostic studies that should be performed to obtain a diagnosis, alternatives in treatment, and strategies to help women cope with the lifelong aftereffects of removal of the uterus and ovaries. It revolutionizes our understanding of female anatomy and the important lifelong functions of the female organs, while revealing a solution to the complex problem of hysterectomy performed without the information that is necessary for informed consent. The HERS Foundation¹s 51-city, 51-week Protest & Play tour provides the backdrop for THE H WORD, which takes an unflinching look at the environment of hysterectomy in America. THE H WORD empowers women with information that gynecology doesn¹t want you to know about 100 years of hysterectomy in America, as experienced by women in every state of the country. Give this book to a gynecologist.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 9 reviews)

An absolute "must" read! by TJaris (USA)

5 Stars
July 02, 2009
I know this isn't a blog, but I'm stunned by "Cheri" who is miffed when she contacts Coffey's HERS Foundation about her hysterectomy, and gets "unsolicited advice" (?) This review also contradicts herself throughout, and refers to the information as "scare tactics" and radicalism. The blatant butchery and bullying that women have experienced for centuries is what's "scary," and perhaps this reviewer is confusing the two. If you find the TRUTH scary - then don't read this book. I find it refreshing to see someone swimming against the medical tsunami and providing us with information. I gave this book to a dear friend who eventually found out that she did NOT need a hysterectomy. I am so grateful that words cannot explain my emotion for my friend. Ms. Coffey's HERS Foundation has assisted almost 1 million women and made them question the sacrosanct "medical clergy." This book may well have saved my friend's life. Thank you, thank you, thank you to author Nora Coffey.

The H Word by Ms. C. V. Saunders (Cairns Australia)

5 Stars
May 23, 2009
Absolutely essential reading for any woman contemplating the surgical amputation of her female organs. I wish I had read it before I was manipulated into consenting to an unnecessary hysterectomy and unilateral castration.

An astounding look at hysterectomy & castration by Lee Rothberg

5 Stars
May 02, 2009
The combination of Coffey's and Schweikert's experiences through 51 cities is incredible...The female and male perspective is essential to understanding the impact of hysterectomy and castration... As a nurse, I am grateful to have this book as the first complete resource for my patients, friends and family...It offers answers to questions that women and men don't even realize they need to ask... The H Word provides a thoroughly encompassing and intimate view of this surgery and the aftereffects that have been shrouded in secrecy... It is the most honest book available on the subject...

This book will save millions of women by Cathy (MI United States)

5 Stars
May 01, 2009
This is not only a book that women should read, but a book that everyone should read. While it very educational, at the same time, it is written in a very interesting way and is a real page turner. I had only planned to read a couple chapters to start with, but couldn't put it down through 200 pages even though I was very tired at the time. Following Nora and Rick's experience through the United States and reading the personal stories and struggles of so many women is a real eye-opener. Gynecologists have kept women in the dark while they've amputated the female sex organs of millions of women, and this book shows the carnage all over the United States. These are stories you won't hear in the news, or by doctors. It's scary to know that the hospitals have so much power that they can get the police to threaten to arrest women to stop peaceful protesting. This surgery damages a woman in so many different ways, and this book puts into words what is so difficult to describe. Millions of women have been duped into this unnecessary surgery, and this book will help them really understand what happened to them. For women who are intact, this book will save you.

A book long overdue...... by a reader (Laurel, MD)

5 Stars
April 14, 2009
The H Word takes a hard look at the complexities surrounding hysterectomy and expertly depicts, where women's health is concerned, all roads may lead to unnecessary, unconsented, and unwarranted surgery. The H word challenges all women and men to put an end to the deception that has enabled this practice for the past 100 years. After reading this book, or even if one reads the first few chapters, you will find this book honors the many forgotten generations of women, lives lost at the alter of the surgical procedure hysterectomy, it sheds light on the many consequences experienced by the 22 million women currently living post-surgery, clarifies the issues the vast number of women given a recommendation for hysterectomy today need to know, and it serves as a warning for future generations. This revolutionary book attempts to shed light on female anatomical facts, true informed consent, and the undeniable right of choice. With the backdrop of the year-long Protest and Play, it explains the permanent and devastating consequences of the H word on women, men, their families, and society at large. The H word is the only book that cuts to the heart of the supposedly "hysterectomy controversy" which in actuality is the marketing of hysterectomy. The H word explains: - the anatomical and functional necessity of the uterus for the health of a women her entire life - the fact that, unless the necessity of the uterus and the consequences of its removal, are explained pre-surgery, one cannot have informed consent - no amount of technological advances to remove the uterus change the necessity of the uterus - the consequences of removing the uterus has numerous expected and far-reaching results, as the medical community redefine the being of a woman Per the H word: The internal female genital organs have lifelong functions that can never be replaced. There is never an age or a time in a woman's life when her uterus and ovaries are not essential to her health and well-being.

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