The physical and emotional results of hysterectomy

Our interest in the physical and emotional results of hysterectomy was stimulated by recent letters in the British Medical Journal concerning the psychological preparation of patients for hysterectomy and especially by Or. K. Dalton's dismal picture of the aftermath of the operation. In our practices we deal mainly with a rural community in the Eastern Cape consisting of wool, apple and citrus farmers and their families. This report is a follow-up of patients treated by hysterectomy during the last 5 years