AICOG 2023: Experts call to ‘Preserve the Uterus’ and discuss better alternatives to hysterectomies

Kolkata, 07 January 2023: The nation-wide ‘Preserve the Uterus’ campaign was launched in April 2022 to raise awareness amongst healthcare practitioners about alternative methods to manage uterine conditions that cause heavy menstrual bleeding, so that a hysterectomy becomes the very last option to treat such conditions. At this year’s All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AICOG),a panel discussion was held to discuss unnecessary hysterectomies and its prevention and impact on women’s health.

Renowned experts such as Dr. Hrishikesh Pai, Dr. Madhuri Patel, Dr. Alka Pandey, Dr. Rakhi Singh, Dr. Prerna Keshan along with Mr. Manoj Saxena, Managing Director – Bayer Zydus Pharma participated in the panel discussion which was moderated by Dr. Kalyan Barmade. The purpose of this panel was to familiarize AICOG participants about the ‘Preserve the Uterus’ campaign and to continue the dialogue to prevent unnecessary hysterectomies in India.

Speaking about the event, doctors said, “Our objective at AICOG is to highlight the most prevalent gynaecological and obstetric diseases of women in India for which hysterectomy is recommended and discuss modern methods of management. For many years now, the number of hysterectomies has been higher in India as compared to global trends. The median age for the procedure in India is 34 years, much below the global average and this is a cause of concern. At AICOG, we are glad to focus on this issue through the ‘Preserve the Uterus’ initiative and tackle the problem of unnecessary