The dangers of hysterectomy

The uterus is a very important organ in women. It is very important to women. The uterus is necessary to ensure some normal physiological activities of women. It can be said that without the uterus, women will not have the opportunity to become pregnant and have a baby. But in reality, many women suffer damage to their uterus due to various reasons, so much so that in serious cases they have to have their uterus removed. In fact, hysterectomy is harmful to women's bodies.

What are the dangers of hysterectomy? This issue is also of concern to many female friends. In daily life, there are many diseases that can endanger women's uterus, such as the most common uterine fibroids. In many cases, when uterine fibroids reach a certain size, the uterus needs to be removed. So, let’s talk about the dangers of hysterectomy.

Effects of hysterectomy on women's health

The uterus is a characteristic of women and an important organ in the female reproductive system. As we all know, the uterus is an essential organ for maintaining menstruation and female fertility under the regulation of various hormones in the female body; at the same time, the uterus is also an endocrine organ with complex functions. Many biologically active substances secreted by the uterus can participate in the regulation of local and systemic physiological and pathological processes. Therefore, hysterectomy undoubtedly brings many negative effects on the patient's physical, psychological and life adaptation after surgery.

Hysterectomy not only destroys the dynamic endocrine balance between the uterus and ovaries before menopause, but also can cause ovarian function decline. Since a considerable part of the blood supply to the ovaries comes from the ascending branches of the uterine arteries, although hysterectomy in premenopausal women tries to preserve ovarian tissue, the ligation of adjacent blood vessels will still affect the blood supply to the ovaries, thereby reducing ovarian function and causing a sudden drop in serum estrogen levels. There is a lack of a gradual adaptation process, so menopausal symptoms occur significantly earlier.

Most women will experience varying degrees of decreased sexual function after a hysterectomy, which is mainly manifested by: lack of sexual desire, reduced frequency of sexual intercourse, difficulty in orgasm, etc. In the past, there has been little research on sexual life issues after hysterectomy. The reasons are many, such as patients are often ashamed to talk about sex, and doctors have no time to take care of or ignore it. It is now gradually recognized that the patient's sexual harmony and health after surgery will also involve the consolidation of marriage and family. Therefore, the issue of sexual life cannot be ignored for women of any age after hysterectomy. The following factors have been analyzed to determine the impact of hysterectomy on women's sexual life: (1) After hysterectomy, inflammatory granulation often forms during the healing of the vaginal stump, which can lead to bleeding during sexual intercourse and dyspareunia; (2) Vaginal shortening after hysterectomy and vaginal dryness due to decreased estrogen levels can both cause dyspareunia; (3) Cervical resection destroys the uterine and vaginal nerve plexus endings, resulting in decreased sexual response and difficulty in orgasm. (4) In addition, psychological changes also affect the quality of sexual life of women after surgery, such as fear of surgical pain, anxiety about not having menstruation after hysterectomy, inability to have children, and worry about her husband's change of interest in her after surgery, worry about loss of sexual function, premature aging, and masculinization. Some patients may suffer from excessive worry, which may seriously affect the harmony of their marital life and family life, affect their work, and may develop mental symptoms such as depression and anxiety, and cause psychological disorders.

However, another group of patients may experience improved quality of sexual life. This is mostly related to the patient's related diseases before the operation, such as severe anemia, back or pelvic pain caused by preoperative uterine fibroids, abnormal menstrual bleeding, endometriosis, etc., which are relieved after surgical removal of the uterus. The sexual function problems caused by these factors are also alleviated, and sexual function, overall health status and quality of life will also be improved. In addition, the quality of sex life of some women will also improve because they no longer have to worry about pregnancy.

To sum up, there are many dangers of hysterectomy, and hysterectomy generally causes a certain degree of harm to women's body and mind. The dangers of hysterectomy generally manifest as: endocrine damage, ovarian dysfunction, lack of libido, reduced frequency of sexual intercourse, etc. In fact, there are many more dangers of hysterectomy, so our female friends must pay attention to protecting their uterus in daily life.