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Hysterectomies don't affect weight

Women who have their ovaries and uterus removed - to treat fibroids, for example - tend to gain more weight in the years afterward than those who only have their uterus taken out or don't have surgery at all, a new study hints.

Women who have their ovaries and uterus removed - to treat fibroids, for example - tend to gain more weight in the years afterward than those who only have their uterus taken out or don't have surgery at all, a new study hints. The findings suggest that surgery to remove the uterus, called a hysterectomy, doesn't have much effect on weight on its own, according to research at Duke University Medical Center.