Hysterectomy prevalence decreased among US women aged 50+ from 2008 to 2018

An analysis of US National Health Interview Survey data examined trends in hysterectomy prevalence among women aged 50 years and older. The study, which was observational and did not report a specific sample size, compared survey results from 2008 and 2018. The main finding was that the percentage of women in this age group who reported having had a hysterectomy decreased from 36.6% in 2008 to 31.7% in 2018. No effect size, p-values, confidence intervals, or absolute numbers were reported for this change. The report did not provide information on safety, tolerability, or reasons for the observed trend. Key limitations include the observational, self-reported nature of the survey data, which prevents any causal inference. The analysis did not examine potential contributing factors such as changes in surgical indications, alternative treatments, or demographic shifts. The practice relevance is not reported, and clinicians should interpret this as descriptive population-level data rather than evidence guiding individual patient care.