Surgery

Since You Asked – My breast implants are painful and my surgeon won’t listen. What can I do?

By NWHN Staff | Jan 13, 2022 | Comments Off on Since You Asked – My breast implants are painful and my surgeon won’t listen. What can I do?

Read on to learn how egregiously common this is and steps you can take if you or a friend are suffering from Breast Implant Illness.

Device Marketing to Doctors, In and Out of the OR

By NWHN Staff | Jan 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Device Marketing to Doctors, In and Out of the OR

By her early 30s, bone disease had deteriorated Katie Korgaokar’s hip so, in 2006, she had surgery to get a DePuy ASR™ metal-on-metal prosthetic hip replacement.

Why Are Women Afraid of Giving Birth?

By Kate Ryan | Mar 1, 2012 | Comments Off on Why Are Women Afraid of Giving Birth?

Growing up, I never thought of giving birth as something painful or inherently dangerous. I didn’t realize until later in life that my perspective on giving birth, and pregnancy in general, was a bit out of the ordinary.