Indiana PPAN and Indiana ACLU Chapters Oppose Informed Consent
The Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation, a non-profit international women’s health education organization, held its 28th annual conference in New York City on Saturday,...
View ArticleHERS 2010 Hysterectomy Conference: an extraordinary day
On April 24th, 2010 an unusual meeting took place. The HERS Hysterectomy Conference was held in New York. Educators and advocates gathered to discuss the alternatives to and consequences of...
View ArticleHealthcare “Good News” is Often Bad News For Women
You don’t need a doctor, you don’t want a doctor, so here’s $150 to see one anyway — employers offer cash incentives to participate in wellness programs Was your hysterectomy too slow? — 14 year old...
View ArticleBranded
Gynecologist Dr. Red Alinsod gave new meaning to “personalized” care the day he branded Ingrid Paulicivic’s uterus after a hysterectomy in June of 2009. He met her only once, but he claimed the two of...
View ArticleElizabeth Taylor was also one in three women
Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday, March 23, 2011. The media remains focused on her legendary life, but Elizabeth Taylor was also 1 out of 3 women who was hysterectomized, and 1 out of 3 women who...
View ArticleUterus
u-ter-us 1. mammalian womb 2. a powerful muscle and sex organ located between the bladder and the bowel in the female pelvis; continuous with the cervix which is continuous with vagina, much in the way...
View ArticleThe tide is turning!
The tide is turning! “I am still hoping to hear more about women who are past it all because they said no. It would be comforting to know there are women out there who had the same horrible symptoms, a...
View ArticleHysterectomy not tied to greater depression risk?
This article has made the media rounds. If something is repeated often enough it will be believed. HERS Response is awaiting ‘approval’ as of the date and time of this post. This is the HERS...
View ArticleHysterectomy: Hands Off My Uterus!
Hysterectomy: Hands Off My Uterus! An interview with Nora W. Coffey, the founder of Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation. Nora Coffey went into surgery for a...
View ArticleDear Dr. Betrayal
Jeanette’s response to the letter from the hospital that enabled a gynecologist to forever change her life. She did not and will not keep quiet. Dear Dr. Betrayal, I was asked to share with everybody...
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