PROBLEM/CONDITION: In the United States, approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed each year, and the procedure is the second most frequently performed major surgical procedure among reproductive-aged women. REPORTING PERIOD COVER…
OBJECTIVE: To analyze reproductive-tract disorders that resulted in hospitalization of reproductive-age women in the United States. METHODS: Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey for 1988, 1989, and 1990 were used to study women …
OBJECTIVE: To describe patient characteristics and diagnoses associated with hysterectomy in the United States from 1988-1990 using data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey. METHODS: We analyzed data from the National Hospital Disc…
OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics of women in the 1988 National Survey of Family Growth who reported having obtained medical services for impaired fecundity. METHODS: From a national sample of 8450 women between the ages of 15-44, …