Insomnia After Surgery
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Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and is the second most frequently performed surgery in premenopausal women. (Cesarean sections are first.) About 600,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the US, which is the highest rate among any nations with published data on this procedure. By age 60, about a third of American women have had this procedure. The highest hysterectomy rates are in women between ages 40 and 44. Women in the southern and midwestern areas of t...
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Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Hysterectomy
...at home. The following are some of the precautions and tips for postoperative care:For a day or two after surgery, the patient is given medications to prevent nausea and pain killers to relieve... Read more »Insomnia: Causes of Short-Term or Transient Insomnia
Causes of Short-Term or Transient InsomniaA reaction to change or stress is one of the most common causes of short-term and transient insomnia. This condition is sometimes referred to as adjustment... Read more »Insomnia: Medications
...every night.It should be stressed that only behavioral or psychologic techniques can actually cure insomnia, whereas prolonged use of sleeping pills can only result in dependency.In general, the... Read more »Ovarian Cancer: Surgery
...days at home. The following are some of the precautions and tips for postoperative care:For 1 -2 days after surgery, the patient is given medications to prevent nausea and pain killers to relieve... Read more »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Diagnosis
...during pregnancy, in women from hormonal treatments, from injury to the leg, or from inactivity (such as after surgery or during long flights). Left untreated, this can be a very serious and even... Read more »Images
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