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Uterine cancer
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A hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus, resulting in inability to become pregnant (sterility). It may be done through the abdomen or through the vagina.
Hysterectomy may be recommended for: - severe, long-term (chronic) infections (pelvic inflammatory disease)
- severe inflammation of the lining of the uterus (endometriosis)
- tumors in the uterus
- uterine fibroids , cancer of the endometrium,
- cancer of the cervix, cancer of the ovary
- severe, long-term (chronic) vaginal bleeding
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