Dr. Peter Bowen-Simpkins, medical director of the London Women's Clinic and a spokesman for Britain's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said the study was still reassuring news for women who had hysterectomies seeking relief from menopausal symptoms.
"A lot of their suffering could be spared," he said.
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