Rachel Gross

RT @nytimes: Hysterectomies, aside from C-sections, are still the most common surgical procedure among women. But patients often are in the…

For more on the history and politics of this procedure, check out @andreavbecker's inclusive hysterectomy book "Get It Out": https://t.co/yrs0GZNA0v

Rachel E. Gross @rachelegross

For a longer discussion about patient advocacy and reproductive health, check out “It’s Not Hysteria” by @KarenTangMD: https://t.co/8da37z3Ut1

For a longer discussion about patient advocacy and reproductive health, check out “It’s Not Hysteria” by @KarenTangMD: https://t.co/8da37z3Ut1

Rachel E. Gross @rachelegross

Despite its murky history, a hysterectomy, for many, can be life-changing. The difference lies in consent — which means having a full understanding of the procedure, including its risks, benefits, & alternatives. Here's a brief guide for patients: https://t.co/05nlua5qg6

Despite its murky history, a hysterectomy, for many, can be life-changing. The difference lies in consent — which means having a full understanding of the procedure, including its risks, benefits, & alternatives. Here's a brief guide for patients: https://t.co/05nlua5qg6

Rachel E. Gross @rachelegross

At the same time, some patients say they regret not asking more questions during their consultations, either because they were uncomfortable, uninformed, or didn't know what to ask. Shame, silence, and poor sex ed likely all contribute. These are not individual issues.

Another layer of confusion: The surgery that patients may be familiar with, because their mother or grandmother got it, is often a hysterectomy WITH ovarian removal (oophorectomy). Today, far fewer hysterectomies come with the removal of the ovaries — for good reason.

Rachel E. Gross @rachelegross

At the same time, some patients say they regret not asking more questions during their consultations, either because they were uncomfortable, uninformed, or didn't know what to ask. Shame, silence, and poor sex ed likely all contribute. These are not individual issues.

At the same time, some patients say they regret not asking more questions during their consultations, either because they were uncomfortable, uninformed, or didn't know what to ask. Shame, silence, and poor sex ed likely all contribute. These are not individual issues.

Rachel E. Gross @rachelegross

There are several things going on here. Anecdotally, some patients report that their surgeons gloss over major components of the surgery, misuse terms, or fail to use plain language on their consent forms.

There are several things going on here. Anecdotally, some patients report that their surgeons gloss over major components of the surgery, misuse terms, or fail to use plain language on their consent forms.

Rachel E. Gross @rachelegross

All surgeries require informed consent. No exceptions. Yet when it comes to hysterectomies, an alarming number of patients say they don't know exactly what organs the surgery includes — or which ones remain afterward. Why? I investigate for @nytimes: https://t.co/FuErDUILv9

All surgeries require informed consent. No exceptions. Yet when it comes to hysterectomies, an alarming number of patients say they don't know exactly what organs the surgery includes — or which ones remain afterward. Why? I investigate for @nytimes: https://t.co/FuErDUILv9

Can’t wait to answer all your bodily queries and quandaries tomorrow, Brooklyn! @BKLYNlibrary

Bklyn Library Family @bklyn_family

Join authors Ali Terese and Rachel E. Gross at Kings Bay Library for an afternoon of arts & crafts and conversations about menstrual equity. Thursday, October 10th, 3:30pm – 5:00pm Got questions? Ask them and register here: https://t.co/cPenUn7vMl

🩸This is how scientists and start-ups wring priceless data out of tampons and pads🩸 https://t.co/XczjRUmGWa via @NewYorker

RT @NewYorker: It’s difficult to sample tissue from hidden recesses of the body, such as the ovaries and the inside of the uterus. Instead…

RT @andreavbecker: "Drop by drop, they are painting a fuller picture of an area of the body that’s been hidden for too long." new by @rac…

Menstrual blood is finally being taken seriously as a diagnostically rich substance. Soon, it could change the course for millions of endometriosis patients. My first for @NewYorker: https://t.co/XczjRUmGWa

"Abortion" wasn't always a dirty word. In fact, it once included miscarriage and other forms of early pregnancy loss. My latest for @nytimes: https://t.co/7uj64jfaeU

Meet 'failure to thrive,' the term that stays with us from birth to old age. My latest for @nytimes:

NYT Health @NYTHealth

An outdated medical term often masks treatable illnesses, health experts contend. https://t.co/sz1HQYbnEm

Absolutely fascinating to find how the off-putting diagnosis "failure to thrive" jumped from pediatrics to geriatrics. In medicine, it seems, failure connects us all 🤔: https://t.co/O0Ik4fcIdq via @nytimes @nytscience #OlderAmericansMonth

RT @HarmonyPall: Completely agree with the views in this @nytimes @rachelegross piece about "failure to thrive" having outlived its usefuln…