Blood Loss During Vaginal Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy in Young Women — A Thirty Year Review

“…This rate is rather higher than 12 per cent reported by Taylor and Hanson (1961) and Watson (1963). The increased incidence in our series of younger women can be explained by better pelvic blood supply; a theory which is supported by Pratt et al (1960) who demonstrated an increased blood loss in similar patients during vaginal surgery. An additional factor may be the low incidence of marked uterine descent — in only 10 per cent of cases were there symptoms of prolapse — thus suggesting that most of the vaginal operations were performed on what more conservative surgeons might have considered difficult or unsuitable cases.…”