Why have a hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy, in which a woman’s womb is removed, is one of the most common surgical operations in the West.
Excessive bleeding or pain
* Drugs or devices: birth-control pills; drugs that reduce female hormones; a blood-clotting agent called tranexamic acid; an intrauterine device -
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