What are the consequences of hysterectomy for women?

Nowadays, more and more gynecological diseases occur frequently, especially for women who often have to work and run around the family. They do not have much time to take care of their own health. As a result, they suffer from some uterine diseases. If they are serious, they have to undergo surgical removal. How much do female friends know about the consequences of uterine removal for women?

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 are analyzed to determine the impact of hysterectomy on sexual life:

(1) After hysterectomy, inflammatory granulations often form during the healing of the vaginal stump, leading to bleeding and dyspareunia during sexual intercourse;

(2) Vaginal shortening after hysterectomy and vaginal dryness due to decreased estrogen levels can both cause pain during sexual intercourse;

(3) Cervical resection destroys the uterine and vaginal nerve plexus endings, resulting in reduced 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.

You see, we have learned about the consequences of hysterectomy for women. The consequences are very serious. It will cause inability to get pregnant and no menstruation, which is quite harmful. So we must take care of our bodies in our lives.