The dangers of total hysterectomy

In fact, a woman's uterus is only a place to breed new life. It is not able to discharge eggs. However, if a woman has a problem with her uterus, it will be very harmful to her body if she has a uterine removal. Therefore, in some surgeries, if half of the uterus can be removed to treat the disease, doctors will generally keep the other half for the patient. So what are the harms of removing the entire uterus?

The ovaries are the largest sex glands in women, and women who have their ovaries removed will age prematurely. There are two types of hysterectomy: partial hysterectomy and total hysterectomy. Total hysterectomy has several effects on the couple's life:

1. Complete hysterectomy: During the suturing process, the surgical threads will form hard knots, which will cause pain during sexual intercourse. The scars after the complete hysterectomy will make the pelvic muscles less elastic, and the vagina will be relatively difficult to expand.

2. A total hysterectomy often removes the cervix and part of the vaginal wall, shortening the vaginal wall and affecting sexual life.

3. After the complete removal, it usually leads to early menopause.

4. Once the uterus is lost, the pelvic cavity will be prone to relaxation due to the lack of a supporting body. After 8 to 10 years, it may cause prolapse of internal organs, urinary incontinence or gastroptosis.

Detailed explanation: What are the risks after hysterectomy?

1. Infertility: The uterus has the function of nurturing life. Once the uterus is gone, it means the loss of fertility and the opportunity to have children of your own.

2. Accelerated aging: Although the root cause of aging lies in the ovaries, part of the blood supply to the ovaries comes from blood vessels connected to the uterus. When the uterus is removed, blocking these blood vessels may affect the blood supply to the ovaries after surgery. The decrease in ovarian blood supply after surgery may accelerate ovarian failure.

3. Disappearance of menstruation: Endometrial shedding is the main reason for the cyclical arrival of menstruation. If the hysterectomy is performed, it doesn’t matter whether the endometrium is shed or not, and menstruation is even less likely to occur.

4. Impact on sexual life: After 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. The main reasons include scar formation, vaginal atrophy and psychological factors.

Health reminder: Hysterectomy is not the only way out!

The uterus needs to be removed, and the patient's condition is mostly uterine tumor diseases such as uterine fibroids and uterine cancer. Many general hospitals treat uterine tumors by removing the hysterectomy, and early treatment is more effective. However, the chance of recurrence after surgery is high, and sometimes the uterus has to be completely removed in order to save lives, causing great physical and psychological trauma to female patients.

In fact, although the treatment of uterine tumors is complicated, with the improvement of modern medical level, surgery is no longer the only way of treatment. How to effectively avoid the harm of hysterectomy?

If you want to effectively avoid the harm of hysterectomy, you must first achieve "early detection and early treatment", choose a regular specialist hospital for treatment, and at the same time, take good care of the disease under the doctor's instructions. These can enable patients to achieve appropriate results.