Journal
ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
Volume 100, Issue 9, Pages 1722-1729Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14159
Keywords
epidemiology; gynecology; hysterectomy; incidence; indications; surgery
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- Finnish Cancer Foundation
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The study found that the number and incidence of hysterectomies in Finland have fluctuated over the past few decades, with a significant decrease in the past 17 years, likely due to increased availability of conservative treatment options for bleeding disorders and uterine fibroids. As hysterectomy removes the risk for endometrial cancer, the change in hysterectomy incidence over time emphasizes the importance of adjusting endometrial cancer incidence according to hysterectomy rates.
Introduction Hysterectomy has been one of the most common surgical procedures in women in Finland. We studied the population-based trends of hysterectomy and its indications from 1986 to 2017. Material and methods A retrospective population-based cohort was created from the Care Register for Health Care by identifying women who had a hysterectomy from 1986 to 2017 and calculating the number of women from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. We estimated the number and incidence of hysterectomy by period and age as well as by indication. We considered the primary diagnosis at the time of surgery as the indication of hysterectomy. Results The number of hysterectomies increased from 7492 procedures in 1986 to 12 404 procedures in 1998, and reduced substantially after that to 5971 procedures in 2017, the turning point being in 1999. The incidence rate of hysterectomy has decreased on average by 2.5% annually from 432.6 per 100 000 women in 1998-2001 to 224.5 per 100 000 women in 2014-2017. The median age at the time of hysterectomy has increased from 51 years in 1998-2001 to 55 years in 2014-2017. The cumulative burden of hysterectomy by age of 60 years has nearly halved from the first 4-year period (23%) to the last (12%). After 2010, the most common indication has been genital prolapse and incontinence, whereas earlier it was uterine fibroids. Conclusions The number and incidence of hysterectomies have fluctuated during the observation period 1986-2017 and decreased considerably during the past 17 years in Finland. This is probably a result of the availability of hormonal and other conservative treatment options for bleeding disorders and uterine fibroids. As hysterectomy practically removes the risk for endometrial cancer, the change in hysterectomy incidence over time emphasizes the importance of correcting endometrial cancer incidence according to hysterectomy incidence.
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