The most common reason for a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, is to address chronic sources of pain and bleeding that ...

Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly ...

There are several types of hysterectomy. The type of procedure used depends on the individual patient and her condition. Abdominal hysterectomy. An incision is made in the lower abdomen to reach the ...

Hysterectomy is the second most common major surgical procedure performed in women worldwide and almost one in three women in the USA have undergone a hysterectomy by the age of 60 years. The vast ...

A hysterectomy can treat many gynecologic conditions, including fibroids, painful periods and cancer, such as endometrial, cervical, ovarian and uterine cancers. Dr. Megan Wasson, a gynecologic ...