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Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and is the second most frequently performed surgery in premenopausal women. (Cesarean sections are first.) About 600,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the US, which is the highest rate among any nations with published data on this procedure. By age 60, about a third of American women have had this procedure. The highest hysterectomy rates are in women between ages 40 and 44. Women in the southern and midwestern areas of t...

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Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Hysterectomy

HysterectomyHysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and is the second most frequently performed surgery in premenopausal women (Cesarean sections are first). About 600,000 hysterectomies... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Surgery

SurgeryThe gallbladder is not an essential organ, and even today, only surgical removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) guarantees that the patient will not suffer a recurrence of gallstones.... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Symptoms

About 90% of gallstones provoke no symptoms at all. If problems do develop, the chance of developing pain is about 2% per year for the first 10 years after stone formation, after which the... Read more »

Peptic Ulcers: Symptoms

Dyspepsia. The most common symptoms of peptic ulcers are known collectively as dyspepsia. Peptic ulcers can occur without dyspepsia or any gastrointestinal symptoms, especially when caused by... Read more »

Urinary Tract Infection: Symptoms

Symptoms of lower urinary tract infections usually begin suddenly and may include one or more of the following signs:The urge to urinate frequently, which may recur immediately after the... Read more »

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