What happens if a woman has her uterus removed?

Many women need to have their uterus removed after suffering from uterine diseases. In fact, after a woman has her uterus removed, it will have a great impact on her life, especially for those women who have not given birth. After the uterus is removed, they will lose the right to be a mother. Women who have given birth will also age faster after the uterus is removed. So what will happen if a woman has her uterus removed?

Hysterectomy includes total hysterectomy and vaginal hysterectomy. What effects does hysterectomy have on women? Hysterectomy is usually performed from the abdomen, but for some patients with smaller tumors, or those with no inflammatory adhesions in the appendages, excessive obesity in the abdominal wall, or eczema on the abdominal wall, it can be performed vaginally.

The uterus is the target organ of estrogen. After hysterectomy, 78% of patients need to take estrogen to maintain normal hormone levels. What effects does hysterectomy have on women? Because of the loss of their uterus, many women feel like "fake women", "empty women", "incomplete women", and suffer from psychological torture, which in turn affects the harmony and health of the entire family.

Hysterectomy not only disrupts the dynamic endocrine balance between the uterus and ovaries before menopause, but also leads to symptoms of premature ovarian failure. What effect does hysterectomy have on women? A considerable part of the blood supply to the ovaries comes from the ascending branches of the uterine arteries. Although the ovarian tissue is preserved as much as possible during hysterectomy for women who have not yet reached menopause, the ligation of nearby blood vessels will still affect the blood supply to the ovaries, leading to reduced ovarian function and a decrease in estrogen levels. Without a gradual adaptation process, the symptoms of menopause will be obvious, such as premature onset of luster and rough skin.

After a hysterectomy, many people will experience varying degrees of decreased sexual function, usually manifested as: loss of sexual desire, fewer sexual intercourse times, difficulty reaching orgasm, etc. What effects does hysterectomy have on women? In the past, due to patients' shyness and doctors' lack of time to consider this aspect, there have not been many studies on the effects of hysterectomy on sex life.

It is now gradually recognized that the patient's sexual health problems after surgery will involve the happiness of marriage and family. Therefore, no matter what age group the patient is, the impact on sexual life after hysterectomy cannot be ignored.