The University of Louisville in Kentucky analysed date from a cohort of 2,597 postmenopausal women and found evidence which suggests older women who have had both their wombs and ovaries removed are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

The women were followed for an average of 9.2 years and it was found that the incidence of Type 2 Diabetes was 8.2 per 1,000 for women who had had a hysterectomy and 8.5 per 1,000 for those who had had both their wombs and ovaries removed. Compared with 7.4 cases per 1,000 women who had not had hysterectomys.

(Podiatry Now, April 2014)