There are several modes of hysterectomy: total abdominal hysterectomy, where the entire uterus including the cervix is removed; subtotal abdominal hysterectomy, where only the uterus is removed ...

Many patients are confused about what their surgeons are planning. Here’s how to get the details. By Rachel E. Gross The most common reason for a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus ...

But that is exactly what happens to many hysterectomy patients today. Dr. Emily Von Bargen, a urogynecologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, often sees women who have undergone a hysterectomy ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Hysterectomy on benign indication may have unwanted long-term effects on pelvic floor function and on the lower urinary tract.

Claire, 40: 'I was told to suck on a Polo' Forty-year-old mother Claire, had a hysterectomy - an operation where the womb is ...

A new procedure at Southend Hospital is allowing hysterectomy patients to go home on the same day following a successful trial. Southend Hospital's day surgery team has successfully piloted ...

A hysterectomy is a common and generally safe surgery that entails removing a woman's uterus. The surgery has many potential benefits (e.g., relief of symptoms like pain or bleeding). You may ...

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This was the focus of a recent review published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which notes that hysterectomy exposes patients to a higher risk of complications than less-invasive treatments.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 39. Being a mom with cancer made things more complicated because there was hardly any ...