How many women experience surgical menopause?
Since 1997, approximately 600,000 women per year in the United States have had a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus). In fact, after cesarean section, hysterectomy is the second-most frequently performed major surgical procedure for women of reproductive age in the United States. About 55% of women who have hysterectomies also have a bilateral oophorectomy, which means they experience surgical menopause.
