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Change:  A total hysterectomy is removal of the entire uterus and the cervix. A radical hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus, the tissue on both   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 298)

Change: CenteerCenter Keeping Your Ovaries if You Are Having a Hysterectomy OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor: William H. Parker, MD Leaving ovaries intact during hysterectomies for non-cancerous conditions may boost long-term survival rates for women under   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 705)

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Change: Gynecology. Gynecology. More than 600,000 hysterectomies are performed yearly in the United States, and of those, about 90 percent are performed for benign conditions such as fibroids, heavy or irregular bleeding, endometriosis or abnormal pap smears. At least half of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 637)

Change: should be made with great caution.”More about this study can be found at www.ovaryresearch.com Please share by becoming a writer on OBGYN.net Wiki Sign Up for an Account and then Ask for an Invitation Ask To Be A Writer Sign Up For an Account   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 637)

Change: To look at one analysis of the data in this study: if you took 20,000 women between ages 50 -54 who have a hysterectomy and   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 606)

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