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Ovary-sparing hysterectomy: Is it right for your patient?
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5446
| Title: | Ovary-sparing hysterectomy: Is it right for your patient? |
| Author: | Sharma, Umang; Schumann, Sarah-Anne; Hickner, John |
| Keywords: |
oophorectomy
coronary heart disease hormone replacement therapy |
| Date: | 2009-09 |
| Publisher: | Family Physicians Inquiries Network |
| Citation: | Journal of Family Practice, 58(9) 2009: 478-480. |
| Abstract: | Advise patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign conditions that there are benefits to conserving their ovaries. The risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and death is lower in women whose ovaries are conserved, compared with those who have had them removed. Strength of recommendation: B: A large, high-quality observational study. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5446 |
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