Occasionally, women express a desire to undergo an elective hysterectomythat is, a hysterectomy for reasons other than the resolution of reproductive system conditions or illnesses.
Reconstructive pelvic prolapse surgery may be done without resorting to complete hysterectomy by hysteropexy, the resuspension of the prolapsed uterus.
Such rates being highest in the industrialized world has led to the major controversy that hysterectomies are being largely performed for unwarranted and unnecessary reasons.
Conversely, unilateral oophorectomy is commonly performed for a medical indication (73%; cyst, endometriosis, benign tumor, inflammation, etc.) and less commonly in conjunction with hysterectomy (61%).
In another study conducted in 2014, laparoscopy was found to be a safe alternative to laparotomy in patients receiving total hysterectomy for endometrial cancer.
