The Ultimate Rape is a comprehensive look at what it means to have a hysterectomy. Ms. Plourde takes us along her personal journey, as bumpy and difficult as it is, to educate us about what a hysterectomy really does to a woman.
Hysterectomies are the most common surgical procedure performed in the United States.
The majority of women who have this surgery do NOT have it for cancer reasons. Elizabeth explains to us, in her engrossing book, her personal experience but also details happens to a woman's body after she has a hysterectomy. We learn that a hysterectomy doesn't merely prevent us from having children and a menstrual period. I have heard from many women who have had hysterectomies. My book describes some of the roles that this molecule performs for the body.