The century old tradition of surgically desexing women.
The Conference about the alternatives to and consequences of the surgery and the Play about the medical, social, economic and political issues surrounding hysterectomy.
For Immediate Release
Contact: Nora W.
Coffey
610/667-7757
The century old tradition of
surgically desexing women:
Hysterectomy: The Conference And The
Play
Approximately twenty million living American
women over the age of 15 have been hysterectomized. The medical consequences of
the surgery range widely from neurological damage to loss of physical sexual
sensation, from urinary incontinence to dislocation of pelvic organs. The impact
of these and other sequelae is permanent – lasting throughout these women’s
lives.
According to Nora W. Coffey, president of the
HERS Foundation, "Most women are not warned that hysterectomy disassembles their
anatomical and physiological integrity. Nor are they told about the damage
caused to their nerves, blood vessels, bladder, bowel, vagina, and other
internal structures and tissues. They will learn of these only after the
fact.
The HERS Foundation will address these and other
issues, including alternatives to hysterectomy; unconsented hysterectomy; the
sexual, social and financial consequences; and overall quality of life following
the operation at the HERS Twenty-Third Hysterectomy Conference on February 7 and
8 in New York.
On Saturday, February 7, a day-long
conference will feature medical and legal experts, a panel of women who have
been hysterectomized and a round table discussion among the participants and
audience members. Topics will include "Common Gynecological Conditions and Their
Treatment", "The Female Pelvis", "What Women Report After Hysterectomy", and
"Medical Malpractice." Sybil Shainwald, a New York attorney and women’s health
advocate will be the keynote speaker.
On Sunday,
February 8, HERS moves from a hotel conference site to a mid-town theater for a
performance of Rick Schweikert’s "un becoming", a play with hysterectomy
entangled in the lives of eight people who are variously: sexual, sexy, or not,
in love or in lust, or not, and whose complex needs and desires are ultimately
fulfilled – or not.
For further information contact:
Nora W.
Coffey
HERS Foundation (610) 667-7757 www.hersfoundation.org
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/11/prweb90989.htm