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 Surveillance
and Research
Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy
Surveillance – United States, 1994—1999
Hysterectomy trends have
remained fairly stable, with the most common discharge diagnosis being
uterine fibroids. Although rates vaginal hysterectomy remained stable,
laparoscopy assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) more than doubled.
Source: MMWR, July 12,
2002/51(SS05);1-8.
Fact sheet:
Hysterectomy in the United States 1980–1993
In the United States, approximately 600,000
hysterectomies are performed each year; the procedure is the second most frequently
performed major surgical procedure among reproductive-aged women.
Hysterectomy in the United
States, 1980–1993
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This report uses data obtained from CDC's National Hospital
Discharge Survey (NHDS) to describe the epidemiology of hysterectomy. In the United States
during 1980–1993, an estimated 8.6 million women aged 15 years had a hysterectomy.
The rate of hysterectomy decreased slightly during the first half of the 14-year
surveillance period, then leveled off during the second half.
Source: MMWR, August 8, 1997/Vol.46/No.SS-4
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