Sygar Cane-cutting women of Beed have no wombs

Mumbai | Thursday | 13th June, 2019

Summary:

Many women from Beed district are without wombs. To prevent cancer and get relief from the menstruation pain, the women sugarcane-cutter from Beed district prefers to undergo hysterectomy surgery. In a meet organised in the city, women who underwent hysterectomy surgery stated that they willingly underwent surgery to get rid off the monthly pain which will help them not to take leave during the heavy bleeding. According to a state government data, around 56 women have undergone a hysterectomy in Beed this year of which 85% were operated in a private hospital. Manisha Tokle, from Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch, an NGO helping these women, said, "Just like Shinde there are many women whose surgery has not been recorded officially..