Healthy Living - Why is a hysterectomy performed?

The most common reason a hysterectomy is performed is for uterine fibroids.

The next most common reasons are:

• abnormal uterine bleeding (vaginal bleeding)
• cervical dysplasia (pre-cancerous condition of the cervix)
• endometriosis
• uterine prolapse

I referenced the following sites for the information contained in this post –

http://www.medicinenet.com/hysterectomy/article.htm#toca

http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/hysterectomy.cfm#a

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002477/

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How is a hysterectomy performed?

Monica

Disclaimer -The material provided on this site is designed for information and educational purposes only. The materials are not intended to be a self diagnostic and/or self treatment tool. I encourage you to use this information as a tool for discussing your condition with your health practitioner.