Decision Points About Surgery

Topic Overview

Decision Points are designed to guide you through key health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click on a link below to learn more about surgeries for your condition:

• Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Should I Have a Hysterectomy?
• Achilles Tendon Rupture: Should I Have Surgery?
• ACL Injury: Should I Have Knee Surgery?
• Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
• Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery?
• Arthritis: Should I Have Shoulder Replacement Surgery?
• Basal Cell Skin Cancer: Should I Have Surgery or Use Medicated Cream?
• Blocked Tear Ducts: Should My Baby Have a Probing Procedure?
• Blood Transfusions: Should I Bank Blood Before Surgery?
• Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy for Early-Stage Cancer?
• Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?
• Bunions: Should I Have Surgery?
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Should I Have Surgery?
• Cataracts: Should I Have Surgery?
• Circumcision: Should I Keep My Son's Penis Natural?
• Dupuytren's Disease: Should I Have Hand Surgery?
• Ear Problems: Should My Child Be Treated for Fluid Buildup in the Middle Ear?
• Endometriosis: Should I Have a Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy?
• Enlarged Prostate: Should I Have Surgery?
• Fertility Problems: Should I Have a Tubal Procedure or In Vitro Fertilization?
• Gallstones: Should I Have Gallbladder Surgery?
• GERD: Which Treatment Should I Use?
• Hammer, Claw, or Mallet Toe: Should I Have Surgery?
• Heart Disease: Should I Have Angioplasty for Stable Angina?
• Heart Disease: Should I Have Bypass Surgery?
• Heart Valve Problems: Should I Choose a Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve to Replace My Heart Valve?
• Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use?
• Hysterectomy: Should I Also Have My Ovaries Removed?
• Infertility: Should I Have Treatment?
• Inguinal Hernia: Should I Have Surgery Now, or Should I Wait?
• Lumbar Herniated Disc: Should I Have Surgery?
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery?
• Meniscus Tear: Should I Have Surgery?
• Miscarriage: Should I Have Treatment to Complete a Miscarriage?
• Nearsightedness: Should I Have Laser Surgery?
• Obesity: Should I Have Weight-Loss Surgery?
• Ovarian Cancer: Should I Have My Ovaries Removed to Prevent Ovarian Cancer?
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Should I Have Surgery?
• Peripheral Arterial Disease: Should I Have Surgery?
• Plantar Fasciitis: Should I Have Surgery for Heel Pain?
• Prostate Cancer: Should I Have Radiation or Surgery for Localized Prostate Cancer?
• Rotator Cuff Problems: Should I Have Surgery?
• Scoliosis: Should I (or My Child) Have Surgery?
• Sinusitis: Should I Have Surgery?
• Sleep Apnea: Should I Have Surgery?
• Stress Incontinence: Should I Have Surgery?
• Stroke Prevention: Should I Have a Carotid Artery Procedure?
• Tennis Elbow: Should I Have Surgery?
• TM Disorder: Should I Have Surgery for Jaw Pain?
• Tonsillitis: Should My Child Have a Tonsillectomy?
• Ulcerative Colitis: Should I Have Surgery?
• Umbilical Hernia: Should I Have Surgery?
• Umbilical Hernia: Should My Child Have Surgery?
• Uterine Fibroids: Should I Have Surgery?
• Varicose Veins: Should I Have a Surgical Procedure?
• Warts: Should I Treat Warts?
• Wisdom Teeth: Should I Have My Wisdom Teeth Removed?