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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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Ovary Removal, as Part of Hysterectomy, Not
Always Necessary
... 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 develo...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
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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)
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