A new study of more than 30,000 women who had a hysterectomy shows an overall higher risk of dying if women have their ovaries removed than if they leave them intact. The study looked exclusively at women who had a hysterectomy for "benign disease." This is part of the large Nurses Health Study, a group of women that researchers have followed for 28 years. The study was published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Quick Read: When Removing the Uterus, Leave the Ovaries
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