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Patient Decision Aid Summary

Title Endometriosis: Should I Have a Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy?
To access it View the patient decision aid on the developer website
Audience Women suffering from endometriosis and considering treatment.
Options included Have your uterus and ovaries removed to treat symptoms from endometriosis.
Keep using hormone therapy
or have more laparoscopic surgery to remove endometriosis and scar tissue.
Year of last update or review 2021
Format Web, paper
Developer Healthwise
Where was it developed? www.healthwise.org
Healthwise
US
Health condition Endometriosis
Language English
Based on 2025 IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this patient decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
0100
7 out of 7 IPDAS Qualifying criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
0100
7 out of 7 IPDAS Essential criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
1000
Not applicable: Other IPDAS Essential criteria for patient decision aids about screening or testing
View IPDAS criteria details.

Last modified: 2025-07-29.