Dr. McKee’s Health Matters

Routine Removal of Ovaries During Hysterectomy May be Harmful

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

The advice I’ve always given women past menopause who were having hysterectomies for some good reason (it used to be simply medical fashion), has been to leave their ovaries in place—and especially so for women who haven’t yet reached menopause.   A recent study conducted by Saint John’s Health Center and reported on Reuters seems to [...]