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$Title{Hysterectomy}
A Medical Times Patient Education Chart
(C) Romaine Pierson Publishers, Inc.
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Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy means the removal of the uterus. The ovaries and fallopian tubes
may be removed at the time a hysterectomy is performed, but this is not always
the case. If one or both of the ovaries are left in place, the change of life
will not necessarily follow the operation. Menstruation, however, will cease
with the removal of the uterus.
The operation is usually performed through a four to six inch incision in
the lower abdomen. In some cases, however, the uterus can be removed through
the vagina. The surgery itself takes about an hour or two to perform, and is
generally done under spinal or general anesthesia. Most patients can get out
of bed the day after surgery and can leave the hospital in about five to ten
days.
The hysterectomy will have no effect on the patient's sexual urges or
activity, and she may resume sexual relations in six weeks. She can resume
all of her normal activities in about ten weeks.