For at least a century, women have been subjected to unnecessary hysterectomies – a serious, painful operation with broad effects. This now far less common than it used to be, but it seems about 5,900 unnecessary hysterectomies are still being done in the UK each year.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are more operations in poorer, socio-economically deprived areas of the country than in wealthier, more educated areas.
But wherever you are, there’s a strong cautionary note down the bottom of the story:
He said that a study in the United States had found that 55 per cent of care was appropriate to patients’ needs, adding that there was “no reason to suspect†the situation was different in England.
“Doctor knows best” the majority of the time, but it is only a very slim majority.
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