Hysterectomy Hysterectomy refers to partial or total removal of a woman’s uterus. Hysterectomy has a long and somewhat controversial history that has spanned centuries and continues to surface during debates of women’s physical, sexual, and psychological health. Hysterectomy is still one of the most common medical procedures for women worldwide and can be performed vaginally, abdominally, or laparoscopically. This entry will discuss the history of hysterectomy, including ancient and modern perspectives
synchronize the views of the traditional infertility healers (TIHs) with those of the hospital infertility healers (HIHs). In the eyes of the TIHs, there are some causes of infertility that are peculiar to female or male and there are others that can affect both. Those causes that are peculiar to female include fibroid (Ehe Afo), black menstruation, irregular menstruation, abortion, spiritual husband (di-uwa), hot womb and sperm mixtures. On the other hand, causes of male infertility according to the