Is hysterectomy a major surgery?

Uterine fibroids are a type of tumor that many women have. They grow in the uterus and have a great impact on women's uterine health. There are many ways to treat uterine fibroids. If the uterine fibroids are more serious, they can be removed through surgery, or a hysterectomy can be performed directly. So, is a hysterectomy a major surgery? This will be introduced below!

1. Is hysterectomy a major surgery?

1. If there is a serious problem in the uterus, it should be treated with surgical removal, which is a relatively major operation.

2. After the hysterectomy, women will no longer be able to have children, so you should make full preparations before the operation. Post-operative care is also very important. The patient cannot get out of bed within two days and should not have sexual intercourse after half a year.

3. Pay attention to your diet and do not eat irritating foods. It is best to supplement with foods rich in protein and collagen, and pay attention to eating more eggs.

2. What should you pay attention to after hysterectomy?

1. Patients who have had their uterus removed still need to be careful in their daily lives. It is better not to eat some hot foods, such as longan and royal jelly. In fact, such foods are easy to cause inflamed and are also rich in hormones.

2. Patients who have had their uterus removed are advised not to take sitting baths after 6 weeks. In fact, if you take a sitz bath, the vagina is very likely to get infected, so it is recommended to take a shower after removing the uterus. This can effectively prevent vaginal infection.

3. In fact, patients who have had a hysterectomy should also pay attention to their diet and avoid eating some irritating foods. In fact, stimulating foods will aggravate the pain, so you should avoid eating foods such as chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns. It is best to eat high-fiber foods, such as celery.

3. Can I still have sex after a hysterectomy?

1. Total hysterectomy only cuts to the external cervical os and sutures the vaginal stump, without significant shortening of the vagina. Subtotal hysterectomy preserves the cervix, and the vagina is no different from before the operation. For patients who undergo extensive hysterectomy, the vagina is cut off by several centimeters, but the vagina has a strong ability to expand and contract. For such patients, regular sexual intercourse can help the vagina lengthen and prevent disuse atrophy.

2. You can have sexual intercourse after hysterectomy. Generally, the vaginal stump has healed completely 3 months after the operation. After review by the doctor, if there are no special circumstances, normal sexual intercourse will not "rupture" the vagina.