
Inside the OR: Open Hysterectomy for Uterine Fibroids and Stage 4 Endometriosis
A normal, healthy uterus and ovaries weigh just 2-3 ounces; when the surgeons put the patient’s extracted organs on the scale, they weighed in at a whopping 7.44 lbs. after all the blood had drained out of them. This surgical case reveals what happens when fibroids and endometriosis are left untreated.