Health Services Research on Hysterectomy and Alternatives


Hysterectomy is the second most frequently performed major surgery for women in the United States, with about half a million procedures performed each year. One in three woman have had a hysterectomy by age 60. Annual costs associated with this surgery exceed $5 billion, and there are wide variations in rates of hysterectomy in different parts of the country.

Following are summaries of new AHCPR-sponsored initiatives currently underway, as well as the findings of recently completed studies.


Current Activities

Completed Initiatives/Findings

AHCPR Publication No. 97-R021
Current as of August 1998


Internet Citation:

Health Services Research on Hysterectomy and Alternatives. Fact sheet. AHCPR Publication No. 97-R021. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/hysterec.htm


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