Deciding to undergo a hysterectomy wasn’t a simple choice for Melody Brown. Before going under the knife, she first weighed many factors. Her uterine fibroids were making life difficult. She faced ...

Nearly a third of women in the United States have a hysterectomy by age 60. Doctors have a developed a new surgical method they say doesn't leave a scar. The most common method for a hysterectomy is ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most women in the United States who undergo a hysterectomy for a noncancerous condition will have surgery with the traditional, "open" abdominal method, which is more ...

Recovery from an abdominal hysterectomy may take around 6 weeks, whereas recovery from other types of hysterectomy may take 3–4 weeks. Incisions to the abdomen will heal gradually, but there will be a ...