hysterectomy
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Wondering about a link between emissions from nearby facilities and her own health woes, Nolan moved away after undergoing a hysterectomy, she said.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
She said she felt she had no option but to undergo a hysterectomy privately.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
She said the difficulties included a hysterectomy, which brought on the menopause, as well as a divorce and endometriosis.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
So when I had the hysterectomy, I was expecting to now be a whole person again afterwards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
She had given birth to three children by the time she was eighteen, before her parents arranged for a hysterectomy.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Yet the reasons for allegedly elective hysterectomies, no matter how solid, are often met with resistance.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2025
Some of the most common procedures involving robotics include appendectomies, hysterectomies, and gastric bypasses.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
An extreme yet common consequence of this financial entrapment is hysterectomies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
Several other middle-aged and older women from the village described similar injuries leading to hysterectomies.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
On the floors above Delivery, in flowerless rooms, women lay recovering from hysterectomies and mastectomies.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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