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Hysterectomy
A hysterectomy is an operation to remove a woman's uterus. The uterus is the place where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. Sometimes, the ovaries and fallopian tubes also are taken out. Hysterectomies are very common - one in three women in the United States has had one by age 60.
Your health care provider might recommend a hysterectomy if you have
- Fibroids
- Endometriosis not cured by medicine or surgery
- Uterine prolapse - when the uterus drops into the vagina
- Cancer of the uterus, cervix, or ovaries
- Vaginal bleeding that persists despite treatment
- Chronic pelvic pain; surgery can be a last resort
Before having a hysterectomy, it is important to discuss other possible treatments with your health care provider. A hysterectomy will stop your periods, and you will no longer be able to get pregnant. If the surgery removes both ovaries, you will enter menopause.
National Women's Health Information Center
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Hysterectomy(National Women's Health Information Center)
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Hysterectomy
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Overviews
- Abdominal Hysterectomy(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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JAMA Patient Page: Hysterectomy(American Medical Association)
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Specific Conditions
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Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
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Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
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Related Issues
- Alternatives to Hysterectomy(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Pap Smear: Still Necessary after Hysterectomy?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Types of Hysterectomy(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
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Tutorials
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Hysterectomy(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Hysterectomy(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Videos
- Abdominal Hysterectomy with Coagulating Shears(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 9/11/2007
- Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 10/18/2007
- Radical Hysterectomy Procedure for Cervical Cancer(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program
- Robot-Assisted Gynecologic Oncology Surgery(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 4/24/2008
- Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 9/20/2006
- Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 10/02/2007
- Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 2/21/2007
- Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Using Electrosurgery(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 09/20/2007
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Description of the Uterus(National Uterine Fibroids Foundation)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hysterectomy
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hysterectomy
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References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Pudendal neuropathy involving the perforating cutaneous nerve after cystocele repair...
- Article: Fallopian tube prolapse after total laparoscopic hysterectomy.
- Article: Compartment syndrome with thrombosis of common iliac artery after gynecologic...
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Directories
- ACOG's Physician Directory(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
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Organizations
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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National Women's Health Information Center(Dept. of Health and Human Services)
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Statistics
- Hysterectomy in the United States, 2000-2004(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hysterectomy Statistics(National Uterine Fibroids Foundation)
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