Hysterectomy 

  • Around 50,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the UK (2)
  • One in five of all women will have a hysterectomy at some point in their life (3)
  • Over 90 per cent of women who have a hysterectomy are satisfied with the operation (1)
  • Most women will stay in hospital for about four days after the hysterectomy, but this will depend on your general health and how well the surgery went (1)
 

Infolinks:
The Hysterectomy Association
Cancer Help (Cancer Research UK)
Cancer Backup
Endometriosis UK

References:
1) Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust
Abdominal Hysterectomy (PDF)
Accessed Apr 27 2009
Version 2 Nov 2008
Update in Nov 2010
2) Department of Health
Hospital Episode Statistics Online (Main Operations)
Accessed Apr 23 2009
3) Hysterectomy Association
Homepage info
Accessed Apr 27

 
 

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