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Hysterectomies. Introduction. More than 1,000 hysterectomies are carried out in the United Kingdom every week and it is estimated that one in five women can expect to undergo this operation by the age of 60 (Wood & Maher 1997). The author being a student and working on placement on a Gynecology ward had noticed that some women are concerned about leaving hospital environment and returning home after surgery. The author after speaking to nursing colleagues about this, found staff were also concerned about different issues concerning the patients. These issues raised from women being able to cope on returning home after having a hysterectomy; women being given enough per and post information, for example Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT); if the women would have enough social support; the availability of local support groups; additional follow up care from her own doctor. The purpose of this pilot study is to explore if women's experiences of...

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