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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
Endometriosis	15	5
Fibroids	11	3
Endometriosis	6	1
Doctor recommendation	5	1
Ovarian Cancer	4	0
Endometrial cancer	4	1

See all 31 reasons taken ▼

See all 7 patients currently having Hysterectomy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	4
Moderate	4
Mild	3
None	2

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

See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Hospitalization	26	26
Hot flashes	2	2
Sex drive (libido) decreased	2	2
Hot and cold flashes	2	2
at age 25 put me right in the middle of menopause	1	1
minor relationship stressors	1	1
Night sweats	1	1
Sweating excessive	1	1
Fibromyalgia	1	1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Hysterectomy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Not indicated	57

See all 57 patients who’ve stopped having Hysterectomy

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

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	0	1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hysterectomy

Always	9	69%
Usually	0	0%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	4	31%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hysterectomy

Very	3	23%
Somewhat	1	8%
A little	1	8%
Not at all	8	62%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hysterectomy

$200+	1	17%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	5	83%

Patient Evaluations

See all 13 patient evaluations

ohiomom003

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: F
- Age: 47
Condition: Diabetes Type 2 10 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: None
- Mental: None
- Physical: None
I am: g
ohiomom003

one time

since Dec 22, 2002
Efficacy Major for Endometriosis
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips the benefits are no more pain or periods, side effects are it sends you into menopause with hot flashes and night sweats See full evaluation