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*There are almost no quality of life differences between total & subtotal hysterectomy.<ref name=pmid12397189>{{Cite journal | last1 = Thakar | first1 = R. | last2 = Ayers | first2 = S. | last3 = Clarkson | first3 = P. | last4 = Stanton | first4 = S. | last5 = Manyonda | first5 = I. | title = Outcomes after total versus subtotal abdominal hysterectomy. | journal = N Engl J Med | volume = 347 | issue = 17 | pages = 1318-25 | month = Oct | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa013336 | PMID = 12397189 }}</ref> | *There are almost no quality of life differences between total & subtotal hysterectomy.<ref name=pmid12397189>{{Cite journal | last1 = Thakar | first1 = R. | last2 = Ayers | first2 = S. | last3 = Clarkson | first3 = P. | last4 = Stanton | first4 = S. | last5 = Manyonda | first5 = I. | title = Outcomes after total versus subtotal abdominal hysterectomy. | journal = N Engl J Med | volume = 347 | issue = 17 | pages = 1318-25 | month = Oct | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa013336 | PMID = 12397189 }}</ref> | ||
==Tumours of the corpus== | |||
{{Main|Uterine tumours}} | |||
The most common is ''[[leiomyoma]]'' (uterine fibroids). | |||
==Endometrium== | |||
{{Main|Endometrium}} | |||
Dealt with in ''[[endometrium]]'', ''[[endometrial hyperplasia]]'' and ''[[endometrial carcinoma]]'' articles. | |||
==Congenital absence== | ==Congenital absence== | ||
*Often in association with vaginal absence; ergo ''congenital absence of the uterus and vagina'' (CAUV). | *Often in association with vaginal absence; ergo ''congenital absence of the uterus and vagina'' (CAUV). | ||