A hysterectomy is surgery to remove a woman's uterus or womb. The uterus is the place where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. After a hysterectomy, you no longer have menstrual periods and can't become pregnant. Sometimes the surgery also removes the ovaries and fallopian tubes. If you have both ovaries taken out, you will enter menopause. Your health care provider might recommend a hysterectomy if you have Fibroids; Endometriosis that hasn't been cured by medicine or surgery; Uterine prolapse - when the uterus drops into the vagina; Cancer of the uterine, cervix, or ovaries; Vaginal bleeding that persists despite treatment; Chronic pelvic pain, as a last resort . Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health

A surgical procedure to remove the uterine body (partial hysterectomy) or the uterine body and cervix (total hysterectomy).

An operation to remove a woman's uterus.

Surgery to remove the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix. When the uterus and the cervix are removed, it is called a total hysterectomy. When only the uterus is removed, it is called a partial hysterectomy.

Surgical removal of the uterus.

Hysterectomy is the most common non�pregnancy-related major surgery performed on women in the United States. This surgical procedure involves removal of the uterus and cervix, and for some conditions, the fallopian tubes and ovaries.

Hysterectomy, surgical removal of the complete uterus (total hysterectomy) or of the complete uterus except for the cervix (subtotal hysterectomy). The cervix is the outermost portion of the uterus, which projects into the vagina. Removal of the uterus is indicated in a number of abnormal...