The relation of heavy or prolonged bleeding during the menopause transition to risk of hysterectomy
Prolonged menstrual bleeding during the menopause transition, particularly when accompanied by interference in one or more domains of a woman's life, increased the risk of hysterectomy. Counseling women about non-surgical therapeutic options, and estimating the proximity of menopause, may mitigate against this increased risk.
Authors
- Alain Mukwege
- Gail A. Greendale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1054-1081)
- Michelle M. Hood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-8426)
- Ellen B. Gold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1013-171X)
- John F. Randolph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4901-7711)
- Sioḃán D. Harlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-356X)
- Amina White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-3043)
- Michael R. Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4128-5527)
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of California System (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057251351418
- Primary Topic
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Nursing Research