A survey of nearly 800 gynecologists in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. area by researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center found that nearly 50 percent acknowledged routinely performing a more dramatic form of hysterectomy than may be medically necessary.
More than 60 percent acknowledged they didn't give their patients the option of considering a less drastic surgical choice that would keep the cervix intact.
Obstetrics and Gynecology August 2003