Wright MA, Doll KM, Myers E, et al. - Researchers conducted this population-based surveillance study with the aim to determine differences in rates of surgical menopause by race in all inpatient and outpatient settings in a large, racially diverse US state with historically high rates of hysterectomy. In North Carolina, 11,502 surgical menopause procedures were conducted between 2011 and 2014 for benign indications among reproductive-aged residents. Findings suggest that North Carolina had an increase in rates of surgical menopause in the early 2010s, especially among non-Hispanic Black women. By 2014, rates of surgical menopause among Non-Hispanic Black women had surpassed that of Non-Hispanic White women. As surgical menopause is linked with long-term health consequences, researchers herein report potential drivers of racially patterned increasing use of bilateral oophorectomy before age 45 years.