How to Use hysterectomy in a Sentence
hysterectomy
noun-
Conversely, following a hysterectomy and removal of the uterus, there may be no need to take progesterone.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2024 -
Buchanan told a story of a woman who had a hysterectomy – the removal of the uterus.
— Alexa Jurado, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2022 -
My decision to get a hysterectomy came in the middle of the night.
— Zahra Barnes, SELF, 8 Mar. 2018 -
Even a hysterectomy—total removal of the uterus and sometimes the cervix—isn’t a cure.
— Kirsten Slyter, Bon Appétit, 11 Nov. 2019 -
By age 60, 1 in 3 women in the United States has had a hysterectomy.
— BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2022 -
According to the lawsuits, three of the women have had a hysterectomy — one of them at age 28.
— Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2022 -
One woman claims a hysterectomy is like cleaning out the garage.
— Star Tribune, 9 July 2021 -
Or maybe her mood swings are because of her hysterectomy.
— Allyson McCabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023 -
The company says that the treatment doesn’t require hysterectomy, or removal of the uterus, as is...
— Stephanie Gleason, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2017 -
The only treatment where fibroids cannot grow back is the hysterectomy.
— Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 -
The carnival's in full swing as Ava talks to Mel about hysterectomies and freezing her eggs and selling the farm to a golf course developer.
— Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Too many Black people are told that a hysterectomy is the only treatment option when that’s often not the case.
— Adele Jackson-Gibson, SELF, 25 July 2023 -
After her first surgery failed to remove all the cancer, her doctor told her she’d need a hysterectomy.
— Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Aug. 2017 -
In place of a hysterectomy, the doctor recommended having a surgery that would remove a small piece of my cervix.
— The Cut, The Cut, 19 Oct. 2017 -
This increases the chances of excessive bleeding and even hysterectomy, a surgery in which the uterus is removed.
— Erika Edwards, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023 -
The next step for the actress was to undergo chemotherapy and then have a hysterectomy, per her doctors.
— Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Sep. 2022 -
Sarah Jo is also still a virgin, and still wears the scars of a radical hysterectomy at age 15, but is now very eager to lose that label.
— Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2022 -
In most cases, a hysterectomy (surgery to remove the uterus) is the first treatment given for uterine cancer.
— Jenny McCoy, Health.com, 10 Feb. 2022 -
A month after the hysterectomy, Calloway-Fields discovered a lump in her breast.
— al, 12 Apr. 2022 -
The New Zealander has since had surgery to remove the growths and a full hysterectomy, and is now undergoing chemotherapy.
— Janine Puhak, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018 -
After six weeks of radiation and a hysterectomy for Shuler, a home health aide worker, her plans were dashed.
— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023 -
Now, robots are often used in surgeries to remove gall bladders and in hysterectomies.
— Peter Loftus, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2019 -
Her lawyers noted such risks as that 0.9 percent of women need hysterectomies after a third C-section.
— Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Fox, who is now 44 and lives in North Haven, underwent a partial hysterectomy and finally found a doctor to treat her.
— Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 13 Sep. 2021 -
When her symptoms flared yet again in early 2001, her surgeon recommended a hysterectomy to get rid of the problem once and for all.
— Jeanne Lenzer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2011 -
It is also used to treat side effects of a hysterectomy or chemotherapy.
— Lindsay Weinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2018 -
But also offered as an option is a hysterectomy, the complete removal of one’s uterus.
— Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 July 2022 -
To save her life, doctors had to amputate below both elbows and both knees, and perform a hysterectomy.
— Amanda MacMillan, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2017 -
In the nine months since Lena Dunham underwent a hysterectomy to treat her endometriosis, she's gone through something of a rebirth.
— Andrea Park, SELF, 15 Aug. 2018 -
Jane kneads two batches of cookie dough—after her hysterectomy!
— Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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