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Hysterectomies: Performed
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The trends for all hysterectomies performed vaginally and the percentage of all vaginal hysterectomies with concomitant bilateral oophorectomies remained stable during 1994--1999 (Figure 7). However, the proportion of all vaginal hysterectomies with concomitant LAVH increased significantly, from 13% in 1994 to 28% in 1999 (p for trend <0.0001).
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[O]f all the hysterectomies performed in this country—it is second in frequency only to the Cesarean section—only about 15 percent are medically necessary. Among the drawbacks of hysterectomy, the authors write that it "impacts the patient's sense of self as a woman and a childbearer," and that it often has secondary side effects in "the loss of pelvic support, the dropping of the bladder or the rectum, and problems with sexual function."
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The controversy dates back to 1994, when hysterectomies were performed on 17 mentally disabled women inmates of Shirur Home in Pune. The HC had initiated suo motu proceedings against the government’s move and though no further hysterectomies were performed, the issue was never resolved.
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