H B Peterson — Endo Lab

observational 1997

Tubal sterilization and long-term risk of hysterectomy: findings from the United States collaborative review of sterilization. The U.S. Collaborative Review of Sterilization Working Group

Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00053-7

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the long-term probability of hysterectomy after sterilization according to demographic and clinical characteristics before the procedure. METHODS: We used a prospective, multi-center cohort study of 10,698 women unde…

observational 1996

Uterine size and risk of complications among women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy for leiomyomas

Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0029-7844(95)00478-5

OBJECTIVE: To measure the influence of uterine size on the risk of operative complications among women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy for uterine leiomyomas. METHODS: Four hundred forty-six women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy for pa…

observational 1995

Rate of hospitalization for gynecologic disorders among reproductive-age women in the United States

Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0029-7844(95)00252-m

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…

nonrandomized-trial 1995

The effectiveness of hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain

Obstetrics & Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0029-7844(95)00304-a

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of hysterectomy in treating chronic pelvic pain, and to identify risk factors for persistent pelvic pain. METHODS: A group of 308 women who had hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain of at least 6 mon…

observational 1994

Hysterectomy in the United States, 1988-1990

Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/00006250-199404000-00011

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…

review 1990

Pelvic inflammatory disease

The Medical clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30497-7

The costs of PID to both individuals and society are enormous. Although primary prevention of PID through control of lower genital tract infections is the most effective prevention strategy, early diagnosis and treatment of acute PID may mi…

observational 1988

Hysterectomy, tubal sterilization, and the risk of breast cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology ·doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114912

Studies suggest that hysterectomy and tubal sterilization may alter the function of the remaining ovaries. Conceivably, this effect could alter breast cancer risk. To investigate whether these surgeries affect breast cancer risk, the author…

observational 1985

Hysterectomy performed within 1 year after tubal sterilization

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48974-0

In the United States, approximately 650,000 women of reproductive age undergo tubal sterilization each year and some of these women later have hysterectomies. Little is known about risk factors for having hysterectomy after tubal sterilizat…

observational 1982

Complications of abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy among women of reproductive age in the United States. The Collaborative Review of Sterilization

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0002-9378(82)90362-3

Although hysterectomy was the most frequently performed major surgical procedure among women of reproductive age during the past decade, few recent studies have been conducted to determine the risk of complications. We examined data from th…