Whitney R Robinson, Joacy G Mathias, Mollie E Wood, Lauren G Anderson, Annie Green Howard, Erin T Carey, Wanda K Nicholson, Timothy S Carey, Evan R Myers, Til Stürmer, Kemi M Doll
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether greater symptom severity can explain higher hysterectomy rates among premenopausal non-Hispanic Black compared with White patients in the U.S. South rather than potential overtreatment of Black patients. METHODS: Using electronic health record data from 1,703 patients who underwent hysterectomy in a large health care system in the U.S. South between 2014 and 2017, we assessed symptom severity to account for differences in hysterectomy rates for noncancerous conditions among premenopausal non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic patients...
August 1, 2023: Obstetrics and Gynecology