Hysterectomy Errors & Medical Malpractice Lawyer in California

A hysterectomy is a common procedure in the field of gynecology and obstetrics, and it’s estimated that doctors perform over 400,000 of hysterectomies on a yearly basis. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, around 33% of all women will have a hysterectomy by the time they reach their 60^th birthday.

Unfortunately, a study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG) indicates that almost 20% of hysterectomies were unnecessary. Others ended up with serious complications, like organ and nerve damage from a botched hysterectomy.

Do you suspect that you had an unnecessary hysterectomy? Did surgical errors during a hysterectomy procedure leave you with permanent complications? It’s essential to understand the laws that exist to protect you. Contact Kenmore Law Group today if you are in need of a medical malpractice lawyer in the following cities:

• Los Angeles
• San Diego
• Fresno
• Modesto
• Bakersfield
• Stockton
• Madera
• Lancaster
• Riverside
• San Bernardino

The Purpose of a Hysterectomy

A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure for the removal of a woman’s uterus. Many of these surgeries are recommended for women with cancer in their reproductive organs, i.e., the uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. Getting a hysterectomy can stop the cancer from spreading, thereby saving the patient’s life.

In some cases, a woman may undergo a hysterectomy because of benign condition, like uterine fibroids, pelvic pain, and endometriosis. With any of these conditions, it’s essential to speak with your doctor and learn about all the options that are available to you. But sometimes, it’s the doctor that can cause irreparable harm to a hysterectomy patient.

Let’s take a more detailed look at the conditions that can prompt a patient to inquire about a hysterectomy:

• Endometriosis – with this condition, the endometrial tissue develops outside of the uterus in areas like the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Symptoms of endometriosis include significant pain, heavy periods, and infertility.
• Uterine fibroids – these are benign growths that form in the uterus, most often during the childbearing years. It’s unknown why some women have this condition, but early puberty, obesity, and family history can predispose a woman to uterine fibroids.
• Pelvic pain – it can be difficult to find a reason for on-going pelvic pain, even with doctor’s exams and diagnostic tests. A negligent doctor may recommend a hysterectomy to relieve pelvic pain, when alternative, less invasive treatments could have helped.

You should be wary of any doctor who is quick to recommend or push a hysterectomy as a treatment for benign conditions. First and foremost, a doctor should explain all the possible treatment and help you explore other medical options, meaning that a hysterectomy is the last resort. This is a crucial part of a doctor’s duty of care, and those who latch onto the idea of a hysterectomy right from the start may be guilty of medical malpractice.

Adverse Effects of Hysterectomies

When a woman has an unnecessary or botched hysterectomy, there are numerous complications they can end up with, especially if they were hoping to have children. Many of these patients suffer with the tragic realization that they will never have conceive and give birth to a child. But even if the woman is past her childbearing years, a hysterectomy can cause the following side effects:

• Urinary incontinence
• Blood clots
• Internal organ damage
• Bowel blockages
• Increased risk of prolapsed uterus
• Significant weight gain
• Loss of sex drive

Overall, younger women are at greater risk of painful and permanent complications from an unnecessary hysterectomy. But even without physical symptoms, a woman can still suffer with depression, anxiety, grief, and other forms of emotional trauma after a hysterectomy that went wrong or didn’t need to happen. That’s why a hysterectomy should not be recommended for benign conditions until all other methods have been exhausted.

Why You Should Hire a Hysterectomy Error Medical Malpractice Attorney

If you have reason to believe that there were problems with your hysterectomy, or you had this procedure unnecessarily, our legal team is here to help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have decades of experience with physician malpractice lawsuits against OB/GYNs and healthcare providers throughout California, like Kaiser Permanente.

Our attorneys will investigate your medical records, test results, medical history, and other information to see why and how your hysterectomy was performed. We will also investigate your doctor’s history with hysterectomy procedures and see if there are red flags, like patient complaints, sanctions, previous lawsuits, and concerns raised by hospital staff.

These and other actions that are part of the investigation can determine if you were misdiagnosed, whether by mistake or on purpose. There may be negligence by other parties as well, like the hospital lab if they mixed up test results or misinterpreted the findings. In some cases, you even have doctors that perform hysterectomies and other unnecessary procedures in order to commit Medicaid fraud.

At the end of the day, you deserve answers from the doctor who failed in their duty of care to you as a patient. You also deserve compensation for your monetary losses, physical pain, and emotional suffering. We are more than prepared to fight for you and ensure that justice is served for you and your loved ones. Contact our law firm, where a doctor malpractice lawyer can help with all your questions and concerns.

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As you can see, there is nothing to lose by reaching out to us and finding out how you can sue for an unnecessary hysterectomy or hysterectomy errors that resulted in dangerous complications. Simply contact our office and schedule a free case review with a California medical malpractice lawyer.