Vaginal hysterectomy for the management of menstruation in mentally retarded women.
A personal series of 60 vaginal hysterectomies performed in nulliparous mentally retarded women is presented. This is the largest series published in the literature. The advantages of the vaginal route in performing hysterectomies in these patients is discussed and the technique is described.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay, India.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D008598:Menstruation; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000379:methods