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What is Hysterectomy?

A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. Hysterectomy may be total (removing the body, fundus, and cervix of the uterus; often called "complete") or partial (removal of the uterine body but leaving the cervical stump, also called "supracervical").

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Endometriosis 25 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Fibroids 15 5 Efficacy_major
Uterine cancer 7 1 Efficacy_major
Endometriosis 6 1 Efficacy_major
Doctor recommendation 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Ovarian Cancer 5 0

See all 7 patients currently having Hysterectomy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 5
Moderate
 6
Mild
 3
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hysterectomy

Hospitalization 36
Hot flashes 3
Hot and cold flashes 2
Fibromyalgia 2
Sex drive (libido) decreased 2
Weight gain 1
See all 14 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Hysterectomy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated 84   Not indicated: 100%

See all 84 patients who’ve stopped having Hysterectomy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Having Hysterectomy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hysterectomy

Always
 12 67%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 6 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hysterectomy

Very
 3 17%
Somewhat
 1 6%
A little
 3 17%
Not at all
 11 61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hysterectomy

$200+
 2 29%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 71%

Report created on May 26, 2012.