A member asked:

I'm a little confuse about hysterectomy? isn't it a surgery done on the uterus so women can't get pregnant, right?

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Dr. Gregory Surfield answered

Specializes in Surgery - Plastics

No: A hysterectomy is a surgery to remove the uterus entirely. It is not usually performed for birth control; however, it would eliminate the possibility for pregnancy.

Answered 11/10/2015

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

No: A hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus - it does provide essentially 100% contraception but it is not done routinely done just for contraception.

Answered 11/2/2015

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