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A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus, usually done by a gynecologist. Hysterectomy may be total (removing the body and cervix of the uterus) or partial (also called supra-cervical). In many cases, surgical removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) is performed concurrent with a hysterectomy. The surgery is then called "total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy." Women who have total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy surgeries lose ...
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Resources
- ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- AHRQ Women's Health Highlights (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Alternatives to Hysterectomy: New Technologies, More Options (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- ¿Tengo cáncer del cuello del utero? (Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, OPA, OPHS, OS, HHS)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hysterectomy (National Institutes of Health)
- Common Uterine Conditions: Options for Treatment (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Description of the Uterus (National Uterine Fibroids Foundation)
- Do I Have Cancer of the Cervix? (Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, OPA, OPHS, OS, HHS)
- Enfermedades comunes del útero: Opciones para su tratamiento (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Fibroid Embolization (Fibroid Treatment Collective)
- Health Services Research on Hysterectomy and Alternatives (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Healthy Women: State Trends in Health and Mortality (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Hysterectomy (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Hysterectomy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hysterectomy (Medline Plus)
- Hysterectomy
- Hysterectomy (Cleveland Clinic)
- Hysterectomy (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Hysterectomy (Cleveland Clinic)
- Hysterectomy (YourSurgery.com)
- Hysterectomy - Alternatives (Cleveland Clinic)
- Hysterectomy Leads to Better Outcomes and Greater Patient Satisfaction Than Medicine for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Hysterectomy Statistics (National Uterine Fibroids Foundation)
- Hysterectomy Status by State and Age 1998-2000 (National Uterine Fibroids Foundation)
- Hysterectomy [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Hysterectomy: Benefits and Alternatives (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Induced Menopause Explained (North American Menopause Society) - Links to PDF File (The North American Menopause Society (NAMS))
- Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Laparoscopy - ACOG Publication #AP061 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
- Millions Get Unneeded Pap Tests (American Cancer Society)
- National Women's Health Information Center (National Cancer Institute)
- Ovary Removal, as Part of Hysterectomy, Not Always Necessary (Cleveland Clinic)
- Pap Test: Needed after a Hysterectomy? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Patient Fact-Sheet- Endometrial Ablation (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Histerectomía (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Understanding Hysterectomy - ACOG Publication #AP008 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
- Uterine Artery Embolization: An alternative to surgery for patients with uterine fibroids (Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology, Georgetown University Medical Center)
- When Surgery Causes Menopause (The North American Menopause Society (NAMS))

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