title: A prospective study of 3 years of outcomes after hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was undertaken to determine the outcomes of hysterectomy with and without conservation of the ovaries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected prospectively for 3 years from 257 women undergoing hysterectomy (group 1) and 57 women undergoing hysterectomy with oophorectomy (group 2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pelvic pain, abdominal pain, and depression scores were reduced in the 3 years after hysterectomy. Twenty-one percent of the women in group 1 and 43% in group 2 regretted the loss of fertility 3 years after hysterectomy. Satisfaction with the operation was greater than 90% after 3 years in both groups. New symptoms of pelvic pain were infrequent in groups 1 (3%) and 2 (5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Three years after undergoing hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy, satisfaction is high although some women regret the loss of fertility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Women's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Cynthia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Farquhar
authors.forename: Sally A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sadler
authors.forename: Alistair W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010052:Ovariectomy; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome