Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have shown that hysterectomy -- a common operation involving the removal of the uterus -- greatly increases the risk of urinary incontinence. Their results, which come from a nationwide study, are presented in The Lancet.
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now shown that women who have had a hysterectomy are more than twice as likely to undergo surgery for urinary incontinence as women with intact uteri.
Hysterectomy - Surgical Procedure
Hysterectomy is the surgical procedure to remove the uterus and is one of the most commonly done procedure by the gynecologist.
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"It's important that gynaecologists take this into account ahead of a hysterectomy, and the patients should themselves be aware of the greater risk the operation entails, particularly if they belong to a high-risk group," says Daniel Altman, gynaecologist and one of the researchers behind the study.
The highest likelihood of incontinence surgery was noted within five years of the removal of the uterus, but the higher risk remains throughout the patients' lives. The risk increased most for women who had a hysterectomy before their menopause or after having undergone several deliveries.
The study was based on analyses of patient registers for the years 1973 to 2003, and incorporated over 165,000 women who have had hysterectomies and almost 479,000 women who have not.
Source: Eurekalert
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The study was based on analyses of patient registers for the years 1973 to 2003, and incorporated over 165,000 women who have had hysterectomies and almost 479,000 women who have not.
Source: Eurekalert
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Hysterectomies Could Carry Long-Term Risks Of Urinary Incontinence
According to a recent Swedish study, urinary incontinence that requires corrective surgery later on, is positively linked to hysterectomies.
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