Females Have The Most Surgeries
Most common surgeries in the US: dilation and curettage, hysterectomy, tonsillectomy, hernia repair, oopherectomy, cholecystectomy. Surprising then that most surgeons are male.
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Most common surgeries in the US: dilation and curettage, hysterectomy, tonsillectomy, hernia repair, oopherectomy, cholecystectomy. Surprising then that most surgeons are male.
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That’s interesting. I didn’t realize that procedures in women were most common!
Why is it interesting that surgery atrcts more males to the field? Seems pretty obvious to me…