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hysterectomySurgical removal of all or part of the uterus (womb). The operation is performed to treat fibroids (benign tumours growing in the uterus) or cancer; also to relieve heavy menstrual bleeding. A woman who has had a hysterectomy will no longer menstruate and cannot bear children. Instead of a full hysterectomy it is sometimes possible to remove the lining of the womb, the endometrium, by a ‘keyhole’ procedure known as endometrial resection, using either diathermy or a laser. This procedure avoids the complications, such as infections, that can occur after hysterectomy. |
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A population-based study of vaginal human papillomavirus infection in hysterectomized women. After all, there was an ongoing arm of the same study where hysterectomized subjects were randomly allocated to either estrogen alone or to placebo. Participants were 42 to 52 years old, premenopausal or early perimenopausal, and not hysterectomized or using hormones. |
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