Alternative Treatments for a Hysterectomy (8/10)

Hysterectomies are complete removal of the uterus through the vagina or abdominal wall. By age 60, 40% of U.S. women are estimated to have a hysterectomy.

In addition, the ovaries are usually removed simultaneously as a standard of care to due to the risk factor of developing ovarian cancer after the hysterectomy. Hysterectomies are the 2nd most common major surgery performed each year in America.

The HERS (Hysterectomy Education Resources and Services) Foundation has found recently that 98% of the 16,000 women whom sought a second opinion were able to avoid a hysterectomy through alternative therapies.

Indications for hysterectomies is agreed upon unanimously for cancer, but indications for uterine fibroids, extensive bleeding, pain, etc. are debatable in comparison to the side effects after surgery.

A study performed through UCLA found out of 497 hysterectomies performed, 70% were not required due to the lack of diagnostic evaluation and failure to try alternative therapies first.

Receiving a hysterectomy leads to a several life-long consequences. Due to resulting hormonal imbalances, premature menopausal symptoms can present, 3 to 7 times greater risk of heart disease, osteoporosis and subsequent fractures. Urinary incontinence, libido, depression and many more side effects can occur.

Chiropractic is an alternative therapy to be tried before a hysterectomy is performed. Chiropractic helps by removing nervous system interference through checking for Subluxations.

Subluxations occur when the spinal column does not have a normal position or motion. This leads nervous system dysfunction.

As women enter the latter stages of life, hormone levels change naturally, but the process may cause symptoms in this process. By correcting the subluxation, the body can adapt faster to these changing levels and improve a women’s quality of life without the need for a hysterectomy, ovary removal, or drugs which ALL have side effects.

Many people have been able to avoid unnecessary surgeries and side effects of drugs by understanding their condition and seeking alternative natural therapies.

Euclid Chiropractic Clinic is your Whole Body health center.

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References:

Inappropriate Hysterectomy Recommendations

Hysterectomy: Indications and Risks

HERS Foundation: Hysterectomy Alternatives and After Effects

The Chiropractic Belief