Example sentences of "who have had hysterectomy " in BNC.
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| 1 | Self reported constipation for at least a quarter of the time was more common in whomen who had had hysterectomies than controls ( at 25–49 years , 20% v 9% , NS ; at 50–69 years , 22% v 8% , p<0.025 ) . |
| 2 | This study examined all the women who had had hysterectomy and cholecystectomy in a defined population ( 79 and 37 respectively , out of 1058 ) to explore unsubstantiated beliefs that link these operations with bowel dysfunction . |
| 3 | Similar controls could not be identified for the women who had had hysterectomy , so comparison was made with all the women who had an intact uterus and an intact gall bladder ( n=950 , including 41 with asymptomatic gall stones ) . |
| 4 | In this population women who had had hysterectomy were more constipated than women with an intact uterus assessed by several criteria : more infrequency of defecation and slower transit time ( in older women ) , more straining at stool by both report and record , and a greater tendency to regard themselves as constipated . |
| 5 | We suggest , therefore , that there is a real change of colorectal function in women who have had hysterectomy and that there is objective evidence for this in older women . |