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What is a hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. Depending on the reason
for the surgery, a hysterectomy may also involve the removal of other organs and
tissue. Hysterectomy ends menstruation and the ability to become pregnan... |
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Over 600,000 hysterectomies are performed every year. Almost half of those
women also will have their ovaries removed, not because the ovaries are
diseased, but as a protective measure against developing ovarian cancer in the
future. However, a recent... |
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What is a hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. It ends menstruation and
the ability to become pregnant.
Depending on the reason for the surgery, a hysterectomy may also involve the removal of
other organs and tissue.
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