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Hysterectomy FAQs

By Tracee Cornforth, About.com

Updated December 20, 2003

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Q. What are the conditions leading to hysterectomy?

A. Most women who undergo hysterectomy are between the ages of 35 and 54, with the highest age-specific rate for women 35 to 44 years of age. Overall, uterine fibroids account for approximately one-third of all hysterectomies performed in the United States. Endometriosis is the second most common condition leading to hysterectomy, accounting for 18 percent. Hysterectomy rates also are correlated with a number of non-clinical characteristics of patients, such as socioeconomic status, geographic diversity, and with provider variables, such as physician training and gender of physician. Reproduced from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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