A hysterectomy (removing the uterus) can be done via one of the four methods: vaginal, laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery and abdominal hysterectomy.
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends vaginal hysterectomy as the least invasive method with the best outcomes.
Why are gynecologists pushing robotic hysterectomies?
Read Should you choose to have a robotic hysterectomy?
by Jennifer Gunter, MD, 20 May 2013
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