How to Use hysterectomy in a Sentence

hysterectomy

noun
  • If now this biopsy comes back, not great, the next step would be a hysterectomy.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
  • One woman claims a hysterectomy is like cleaning out the garage.
    — Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
  • Buchanan told a story of a woman who had a hysterectomy – the removal of the uterus.
    — Alexa Jurado, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2022
  • My decision to get a hysterectomy came in the middle of the night.
    — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 8 Mar. 2018
  • There are a number of reasons why a woman would need a hysterectomy.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 15 May 2026
  • Doctors might opt for a hysterectomy first for a number of reasons.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The only treatment where fibroids cannot grow back is the hysterectomy.
    — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Even a hysterectomy—total removal of the uterus and sometimes the cervix—isn’t a cure.
    — Kirsten Slyter, Bon Appétit, 11 Nov. 2019
  • After a hysterectomy, she was directed to see him every four months for a year for pap smears.
    — Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
  • It is also used to treat side effects of a hysterectomy or chemotherapy.
    — Lindsay Weinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2018
  • Now, robots are often used in surgeries to remove gall bladders and in hysterectomies.
    — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2019
  • After six weeks of radiation and a hysterectomy, her plans were dashed.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But for many women, a hysterectomy means the end of disruptive, painful symptoms.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 15 May 2026
  • These can range from losing one’s ovaries and uterus in a total hysterectomy to needing to use a colostomy bag to collect waste.
    — Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The only way to cure adenomyosis is through surgery, by removing your uterus with a hysterectomy.
    — Jess Sims, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
  • But also offered as an option is a hysterectomy, the complete removal of one’s uterus.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 July 2022
  • The only treatment option made available to her was a hysterectomy, and Williams held off.
    — Kayla Greaves, SELF, 3 July 2025
  • According to the lawsuits, three of the women have had a hysterectomy — one of them at age 28.
    — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Transgender men who have not had a hysterectomy may still get their periods for a number of reasons.
    — Rebekah Frumkin, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2019
  • In place of a hysterectomy, the doctor recommended having a surgery that would remove a small piece of my cervix.
    — The Cut, The Cut, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The next step for the actress was to undergo chemotherapy and then have a hysterectomy, per her doctors.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Sep. 2022
  • To save her life, doctors had to amputate below both elbows and both knees, and perform a hysterectomy.
    — Amanda MacMillan, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Too many Black people are told that a hysterectomy is the only treatment option when that’s often not the case.
    — Adele Jackson-Gibson, SELF, 25 July 2023
  • This increases the chances of excessive bleeding and even hysterectomy, a surgery in which the uterus is removed.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • In most cases, a hysterectomy (surgery to remove the uterus) is the first treatment given for uterine cancer.
    — Jenny McCoy, Health.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • After six weeks of radiation and a hysterectomy for Shuler, a home health aide worker, her plans were dashed.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Johannesson says the hysterectomy can take place anywhere from a year to five years after the initial transplant.
    — Ashley Abramson, Allure, 17 Feb. 2020
  • Connie Lansdown, the hysterectomy patient, watches the storm yank a man from a reclining chair and drag him down the hall.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • Coping with the news Tammy had to have a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy.
    — Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2017
  • By age 60, 1 in 3 women in the United States has had a hysterectomy.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2022

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