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Hysterectomy
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet called Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy Association
The Hysterectomy Association was set up at the beginning of 1998 to support women who were anticipating a hysterectomy.
Hysterectomy
Women's Health Concern is a charitable organisation which aims to help educate and support women with their healthcare by providing unbiased, accurate information. Includes information about hysterectomy.
Laparoscopic techniques for hysterectomy
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Laparoscopic techniques for hysterectomy .
About your Hysterectomy
This site is edited by Derek McLintock, BSc MB BS FRCOG, a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician based in Hertfordshire, UK.
HRT After Hysterectomy
This site is edited by Derek McLintock, BSc MB BS FRCOG, a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician based in Hertfordshire, UK.
Abdominal hysterectomy
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Health Topic information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
HysterectomySupport Groups related to this topic (^ top of page)
Hysterectomy Association
Women's Health ConcernUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on HysterectomyPatient UK Newspaper (^ top of page)
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Books
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Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
UK Guidelines
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Medline
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