WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2002: Re: Hysterectomy, etc.

Re: Hysterectomy, etc.

From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:25:29 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi,

The cervix has nothing to do with sexual functioning after a hyst. Most hysts are not subtotal anymore (leaving the cervix behind).

Yes, the ovaries tend to function normally after a period of time after a hyst. They many times temporarily shut down after surgery and then start up again after a couple of months. Only rarily do ovaries shut down permanently because of interrupted blood supply. I have just a small piece of ovary left and it functions like a regular ovary.

Keep in mind that you are 46 and your ovaries are probably starting to slow down now anyway. So either which way you go, you may still will have symptoms of perimenopause or menopause (if you take them out). If you leave them in you would probably go through menopause like you would if you didn't have the hyst.

Best wishes, D.N.

At Wed, 10 Jul 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I am a fourty-six year old woman. I have fibroids that are growing in
>my uterus and they have found an endometrial stripe when I had an
>ultrasoud. I had a biopsy a year ago and it was normal. I had an
>ultersound in November 2001 and my fibroids were 2.6 x 3.85 cm. In
>April 2002 my fibroids are now 5.0 x 5.7 cm. I also have functional
>cysts in my ovaries which alternately come out each month. I am
>thinking about having a hesterectomy. My questions are should I leave
>my cervix? Would it affect my sex life if I do not leave it? What is the
>purpose of the cervix? Do the ovaries still function the same after a
>hysterectomy?

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