The impact of age and parity on the experience of relief and regret in women who have undergone hysterectomy for benign disease
- Conditions
- HysterectomyReproductive Health and Childbirth - Other reproductive health and childbirth disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619000433101
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Charlotte Reddington
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 279
•All women who have undergone elective hysterectomy for benign disease in a general gynaecology unit at the Royal Women’s Hospital (Gynaecology Units 1, 2 and 3)
•Age <51 at time of surgery (this will include a range of ages for whom fertility is a possible issue and for whom fertility is not an issue and will target a mostly pre-menopausal population. With the exception of prolapse surgery the reasons for which hysterectomy is undertaken and pathologies detected differ in a menopausal group)
•Any type of hysterectomy included (total/subtotal; vaginal/ abdominal/ laparoscopic)
•Hysterectomy performed from 01/01/2008 – 31/07/2015 inclusive (as we want to allow at least 3 years of time from surgery to allow for long-term reflection on the decision)
•Indication for hysterectomy was malignancy or suspected malignancy including endometrial hyperplasia
•Hysterectomy performed as unplanned/emergency procedure
•Caesarean hysterectomy
•Non-English speaking
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method