I don't know what the statistic is on ovarian ...

2009-07-27T10:18:36.358-04:00

I don't know what the statistic is on ovarian cyst diagnoses, but I do know that ovarian cysts are "normal" and usually, the cyst will dissolve. My mother was diagnosed with "ovarian cysts" and had a radical hysterectomy in 1983, when she was thirty-eight years old. She has suffered with the effects of having her uterus and ovaries removed (including early menopause and prolapsed bladder, which required additional surgery) since that time.

Similarly, the c-section rate in the US is between 20% and 25%, which is more than double the acceptable rate per the WHO. Why is it that one-fourth of the woman who go into a hospital are incapable of giving birth without a surgical procedure?

I don't wish to minimize real problems, but it seems like over-diagnosis is an across-the-board issue, especially when it comes to women's health care, and I completely agree with you that we need to be better informed, and even more, we need to understand that there is a direct link between what we put into our bodies and our health.

Thank you for this - I sent it to many of my frien...

2009-07-14T09:53:03.357-04:00

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I don't know what the statistic is on ovarian ...

Thank you for this - I sent it to many of my frien...