ArticlePerspectives on sexual and reproductive health2013
Hysterectomy and disability among U.S. women.
Article in Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hysterectomy in women with disabilities: a systematic review.Epidemiologic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Health Care Disparities in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications: A Systematic Review.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Pooled it
- Incidence and Outcomes of Surgically Managed Ectopic Pregnancy in Women With Disabilities: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2026Article
- A Mixed Methods Study of Hysterectomy in a U.S. Sample of Deaf Women Who Use American Sign Language.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Hysterectomy by Self-Reported Disability Among Canadian Women: Findings from a National Cross-Sectional Survey.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Contraceptive Practices and Reproductive Health Considerations for Adolescent and Adult Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Review of the Literature.Sexuality and disability · 2019Article
- Female Sterilization and Cognitive Disability in the United States, 2011-2015.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2018Article
- Planning for motherhood: fertility attitudes, desires and intentions among women with disabilities.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2014Article
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Abstract
contextHysterectomies are the second most common surgery performed on women in the United States, and most are done for elective reasons. Although women with disabilities appear to have an increased risk of undergoing the procedure, little research has evaluated the relationship between disability and hysterectomy.
methodsData on 42,842 women aged 18 or older from the 2000, 2005 and 2010 National Health Interview Surveys were used to evaluate the relationship between disability and the risk of having a hysterectomy over the life course. Piecewise exponential event history models were estimated to identify associations between timing of disability onset, type of disability, and the occurrence and timing of hysterectomy.
resultsWomen with multiple disabilities experienced a higher risk of undergoing a hysterectomy than women with no disability (hazard ratio, 1.3), and this heightened risk was concentrated at younger ages. During their 20s, 30s and early 40s, women who had multiple disabilities were more likely to have had a hysterectomy than were their same-age counterparts with no or one disability (1.3-2.4). Women with a single type of disability, as well as most women who had multiple disabilities and were aged 46 or older, were not at increased risk of having had a hysterectomy.
conclusionsAdditional research is needed to investigate why young women with multiple disabilities appear to face an increased risk of having a hysterectomy, especially because it is major surgery that can carry significant health risks.
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