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Vaginal hysterectomy care at Mayo Clinic

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Jan. 11, 2025
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  1. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Committee Opinion No. 701: Choosing the route of hysterectomy for benign disease. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017; doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000002112. Reaffirmed 2021.
  2. Walters MD, et al. Hysterectomy (benign indications): Selection of surgical route. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed July 8, 2024.
  3. Hysterectomy. Office on Women's Health. https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/hysterectomy. Accessed July 9, 2024.
  4. Foust-Wright CE, et al. Hysterectomy: Vaginal. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed July 8, 2024.
  5. FAQs: Hysterectomy. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/hysterectomy. Accessed July 8, 2024.
  6. Stark M, et al. The renaissance of the vaginal hysterectomy — A due act. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; doi:10.3390/ijerph191811381.
  7. Nimmagadda R. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. June 14, 2024.

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