Modern medicine views the uterus and ovaries as used goods by the time a woman reaches menopause, but is this true?

Are older women’s wombs (would that technically be uteri?) really just useless organs?

New research shows that the uterus and the autonomic nervous system, which regulates unconscious functions like breathing, communicate directly with each other and this connection could affect cognition. For example, women who undergo hysterectomies but keep their ovaries before reaching natural menopause have a higher risk for dementia.