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that. He does the ablations to avoid hysterectomies whenever he can.

I submit that many hysterectomies can be treated by other means but those other treatments are not done because:

Drs do the pat the head treatment and tell the patient it is necessary. This scares the patient significantly
Drs are not adaptable to the alternative treatment available
Drs are dismissive of their minority or low information patients
Patient does not have any medical knowledge, or history of regular gyn care and do not know to ask for those treatments.
Patient fears other outcomes in the future.
Patient is happy to get rid of periods, cramps, or pregnancy risk.

Sometimes a hysterectomy results from a surgery intended for a relatively minor procedure but when the dr gets in there what he/she thinks is a couple of minor fibroids turns out to be more serious. I know a woman who went in for a uterine removal for endometriosis which turned out to have invaded her entire abdominal cavity resulting in a 9 hour surgery with specialists called in.

Yes there are unnecessary hysterectomies, but nothing like that article suggests.

Sorry this went on so long I am a medical nerd with 40 years experience in medical claims and related subjects. I can't help myself.

However there are still doctors who recommend hysterectomy because they are lazy, or are older and do not do the other procedures.

particularly black/brown women.