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I was present at the HERS conference in April in NY and I have read the H Word. The H Word is a good book in that it is told from the perspective of women throughout the country. The HERS website is educational which is good; especially for women who have not been hysterectomized and are looking for answers. However, there is no hope offered to women who have already been hysterectomized and castrated. Those women are told they are 'ruined'. I left the conference in April extremely depressed and I don't think I'm the only one who felt that way. I watched several women leave in tears. That is an image I will never forget. I would never attend another HERS conference for this reason. Had I not been with my son, I may have committed suicide I was so depressed after attending the conference. The conference is geared toward educating women about hysterectomy and not so much in helping women who have already been hysterectomized. There is hope after hysterectomy; at least spiritually speaking. This is something that is missing from the HERS foundation site and information. We are made up in three parts; body, mind and spirit. To neglect the spirital impact of hysterectomy and the spiritual healing that needs to take place after hysterectomy is critical in my opinion. For this reason, women and men may need to go beyond the HERS foundation (especially if they are looking for spiritual help) and look at other sites on the Internet and read other books, etc. One size does not fit all. (Commercial link removed by moderator.)