NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While it is common for women undergoing a hysterectomy to also have their healthy ovaries removed, there is no clear evidence that it benefits them, according to a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Menopausal symptoms were significantly lower after hormone therapy vs. 20 years prior. Hormone therapy was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy dropped risks for breast cancer for younger women and ovarian ...

We identified 8,545 patients, including 8,018 (93.8%) who underwent abdominal hysterectomy and 527 (6.2%) who had a laparoscopic hysterectomy. Performance of laparoscopic hysterectomy increased from 3 ...

Doctors do not recommend hormone replacement therapy (HRT) following a hysterectomy unless a person has had their ovaries removed or experiences menopausal symptoms that affect their quality of life.

Preventatively performing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes during a benign hysterectomy should not be recommended for younger women and should be ...