Key Statistics from the NSFG (from A to Z)
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H Listing
- HIV risk - See STD/HIV risk
- HIV testing - See STD treatment/HIV testing
- Hysterectomy - See also Sterilization (female)
Hysterectomy
- Percent of women 40-44
years of age in 2002
who have ever had a hysterectomy: 12.3%
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Table 70
- Main reason cited for hysterectomy among women 15-44
years of age who ever had a hysterectomy, 2002:
- Medical reasons: 89.5%
- Woman had all children she wanted: 9.2%
- Other reason: 1.3%
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Table 73
Page Last Modified: October 15, 2008
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