Ovarian removal surgery

Ovarian removal surgery is performed to treat diseases such as ovarian cancer and uterine cancer. This surgery can ensure the patient's life safety, but the surgery has many risks and requires patients to choose a regular hospital for the surgery. Moreover, after ovarian removal surgery, women will lose the chance of pregnancy. This is a difficulty faced by patients, so many women who have not given birth to children will have many regrets after having their ovaries removed.

Is oophorectomy dangerous?

If surgery is really necessary, then it is okay, but it is not a trivial matter after all, so it is best to have someone accompany you. Do you know that oophorectomy is dangerous? Let's take a look.

The uterus is a vital organ for women and hysterectomy is not performed unless absolutely necessary. Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures for treating uterine disease, but many women suffer from certain gynecological diseases in their lives. To treat the disease, the uterus had to be removed. Any surgery has risks. It is recommended that you carefully choose the surgical method. After all, the ovaries are important organs for the secretion of female hormones and have undergone a series of complications. Ovarian cancer surgery is a very difficult operation in gynecological surgery, mainly due to:

1. It is difficult to predict the difficulty of the operation before the operation. Sometimes, when you see that the abdomen is opened, it is cancer and the bleeding is dangerous. You may try your best but still cannot clear it up.

2. The extent of surgery is difficult to predict. Sometimes intestinal surgery, liver and spleen surgery, bladder and ureter surgery, and teamwork are needed to achieve the goal of reducing and eliminating the tumor.

3. It costs a lot after the operation. Cancer patients have a high age of onset and many underlying diseases, and have difficulty with postoperative bleeding, thrombosis, respiratory failure, etc.

What are the risks of ovarian removal?

Once the ovaries are removed, our body will lack something and the secretion of hormones will also be affected, so there are still many dangers. So what are the risks of ovarian removal?

If you have menopause, ovarian and hysterectomy have no effect, and if you do not have menopause, you may have symptoms of endocrine disorders. Cut it off if you need to. After the operation, the resistance may decrease and people will age more easily.

1. Bladder and ureter injury.

2. The possibility of surgical wounds becoming cancerous, such as various stump cancers.

3. Bleeding, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative bleeding.

4. When adhesion occurs, intestinal fistula may attach to the uterine incision and cause intestinal obstruction.

5. After the operation, the vagina will shorten, sexual life will be disharmonious, and the marriage relationship will be affected.

6. Rectal injury. The incision is in the rectouterine pit, and the rectum is easily injured during the operation.

7. Infection: Failure to strictly disinfect the vagina and cervix before surgery, or leucorrhea entering the abdominal cavity may cause surgical infection.

8. 34% of patients experienced varying degrees of ovarian failure and menopausal symptoms within 2 years after surgery. Patients are prone to adverse reactions such as obesity, hypertension, heart disease and osteoporosis.

How to maintain after ovarian removal

Because the health of the body will be affected after the ovaries are removed, you must pay attention to maintenance and get more rest. Let's take a look at how to maintain your health after ovarian removal.

1. Eat more whole grains, such as corn, beans, etc.

2. Add more water. Drink 2000~3000cc of water every day to prevent constipation.

3. Eat more nutritious dried fruits, such as peanuts, sesame seeds, seeds, etc.

4. Adhere to a low-fat diet and eat more lean meat, eggs, green vegetables, fruits, etc.

5. Do not eat foods that easily cause bloating, such as onions, cabbage, kale, soy products, etc.

6. Avoid greasy food. Eating too much oily food will lead to fat accumulation, making wounds difficult to heal and weakening resistance to bacteria.

7. If you have anemia, eat more high-iron foods, such as liver, black sesame, grapes, kelp, poria cocos, shiitake mushrooms, etc.

8. After surgery, patients should increase their protein intake. Foods rich in protein, such as fish, meat, beans, eggs, and milk, can help wound healing and increase physical strength.