WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2002: Re: Hyterectomy and no Period

Re: Hyterectomy and no Period

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:48:19 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Amy wrote: >
>My mom is in the hospital for just having surgery. she had histerectory
>(sp) it makes u stop having ur period. is this likely to happen to me
>when i turn older, like what percent is it around 1-100? i know ur not
>sure, but could u make a guess? thanks!

Hysterectomies are done because of the development of some disease process in the uterus. Some of theses are inheritable, others aren't. About one third to one half of all women end up having a hysterectomy for one reason or another.

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