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
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