§ 2496. Written summary regarding hysterectomy. The commissioner, in
consultation with the medical society of the state of New York,
consumers and others knowledgeable on the topic of hysterectomy shall
develop a standardized written summary which shall explain:

1. the common diagnoses for which hysterectomy is a common treatment
including but not limited to uterine leiomyofibroma, endometriosis,
disorders of menstruation, premalignant or malignant changes in uterus
or cervix and salpingo-oophoritis;

2. alternative treatments to hysterectomy for such diagnoses, in
accordance with accepted medical practices;

3. the types of hysterectomy including radical, subtotal abdominal,
total abdominal and vaginal;

4. the common physiological changes, side effects, risks and benefits
which result after each type of hysterectomy or alternative is
performed;

5. that the hysterectomy is irreversible, results in infertility and
the end of menstruation; and

6. an oophorectomy, a treatment often associated with hysterectomy,
including unilateral, bilateral and salpingo-oophorectomy.