Routine removal of ovaries is questioned by new research

Women who have their healthy ovaries taken out during hysterectomy face a higher risk of death than those who keep them, a new study reports. Women who have their healthy ovaries removed when they have a hysterectomy face a higher risk of death -- including death from coronary heart disease and lung cancer -- than women who keep their ovaries, according to new research.

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