Hysterectomy Side Effects

Hysterectomy, or the surgical procedure to remove the uterus, accounts for the maximum number of gynecological surgery cases in the United States. The surgical approach is widely used to treat uterine, ovarian, and cervical cancers and other medical conditions related to the uterus, such as chronic pelvic pain, non-cancerous tumors in uterus, endometriosis, prolapsed and thickening of the uterus, and abnormal vaginal bleeding. Though the surgical approach is found highly effective in curing serious gynecological conditions of women, it results in a number of side effects and is found to diminish long-term survival rates of patients.

Hysterectomy Statistics

Hysterectomy ranks second in the number of overall surgeries performed on reproductive women in the United States, according to the National Women’s Health Information Center, a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With an average of 622,000 women undergoing surgical removal of uterus every year, hysterectomy accounts for the highest number of non-obstetrical surgeries performed on women in the country. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology claims that about 75 percent of hysterectomies performed in the country violate guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.

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