Beirith VW

ORCID: 0000-0003-0376-7285 · 1 paper in corpus

2024

Prevalence of hysterectomy and associated factors in Brazilian women aged 50 and older: findings from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSI-Brazil).

BMC public health ·doi:10.1186/s12889-024-19231-0

BackgroundHysterectomy is a gynaecological surgical procedure in which the uterus is removed as a treatment for both malignant and benign gynaecological diseases. A hysterectomy is also performed to minimise risks in women with problems rel…