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Diseases » Hysterectomy » Summary
 

What is Hysterectomy?

What is Hysterectomy?

  • Hysterectomy: The surgical removal of the female uterus.
  • Hysterectomy: A surgical procedure to remove the uterine body (partial hysterectomy) or the uterine body and cervix (total hysterectomy). -- 2004
    Source - Diseases Database
  • Hysterectomy: surgical removal of the uterus.
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Hysterectomy: Introduction

Types of Hysterectomy:

Types of Hysterectomy:

Broader types of Hysterectomy:

How many people get Hysterectomy?

Incidence (annual) of Hysterectomy: 590,000 annually
Incidence Rate of Hysterectomy: approx 1 in 461 or 0.22% or 590,000 people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk of Hysterectomy: 1/3 of women by age of 60 in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
Incidence of Hysterectomy: In 1995, approximately 590,000 women in this country will undergo the procedure. (Source: excerpt from Hysterectomy: NWHIC)

Who gets Hysterectomy?

Profile for Hysterectomy: Most women who undergo hysterectomy are between the ages of 35 and 54, with the highest age-specific rate for women 35 to 44 years of age. (Source: excerpt from Hysterectomy: NWHIC)

How serious is Hysterectomy?

Complications of Hysterectomy: see complications of Hysterectomy

What causes Hysterectomy?

Causes of Hysterectomy: see causes of Hysterectomy
Risk factors for Hysterectomy: see risk factors for Hysterectomy

What are the symptoms of Hysterectomy?

Complications of Hysterectomy: see complications of Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hysterectomy.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hysterectomy.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Hysterectomy: see treatments for Hysterectomy
Research for Hysterectomy: see research for Hysterectomy

Organs Affected by Hysterectomy:

Organs and body systems related to Hysterectomy include:

Name of Hysterectomy

Main name of condition: Hysterectomy

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Hysterectomy:


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