Have you had a tonsillectomy (your tonsils taken out), appendectomy (your appendix removed) or lumpectomy (removal of a lump ...

Because the uterus was blamed for hysteria, the treatment was to remove it. This procedure was called a hysterectomy. Sadly, many women had their healthy uterus unnecessarily removed and most died.

The name hysterectomy is rooted in a mental health condition – “hysteria” – that was once believed to affect women. But we now know this condition doesn’t exist. Continuing to call this significant ...

About 69,000 new cases and nearly 14,000 deaths are expected this year, according to the American Cancer Society.

Katie Knowles has had a hysterectomy, just weeks after her wedding after years of suffering with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ...

The study, published Tuesday in The Lancet Oncology, focused on women under 55 with and without a uterus. CBS News medical ...

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that two common types of hormone therapy may alter breast ...