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Hysterectomy Fact Sheet

Description

Publication Year: 2009
Type: Federal resource, Fact Sheet
Language: English
Website: http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/hysterectomy.cfm

This fact sheet describes hysterectomy, an operation to remove a woman's uterus (womb). It describes the different types of hysterectomy that are performed, how they are performed, what conditions can cause a woman to need a hysterectomy, and what a patient should do if she discovers she needs one.

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Source

Womenshealth.gov, OWH, HHS
8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax VA 22031

Phone: 800-994-9662
Toll-free Phone: 800-994-9662

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