Urinary Symptoms and total hysterectomy.
A prospective study of urinary symptoms before and after total hysterectomy for a variety of gynaecological disorders has been made in 104 women. 62% were symptomatic preoperatively. Of this group 11% of the preoperatively symptomatic and 25% of the preoperatively asymptomatic either had their symptoms worsened or had symptoms appear 6 months after the operation. However, the total number of symptomatic women was reduced to 50% 6 months postoperatively. The case against total hysterectomy in the production of urinary symptoms remains to be proven.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology*