I had a complete hysterectomy a year ago. I had my ovaries and tubes removed in 2007 to reduce breast cancer risk. I now have "no parts" left. You are wise to do your homework and "side effects" depend upon the parts removed. Generally, the cervix is left IN (mine is out). I think it is great that you are asking questions and it's very important to understand the doctors reasons and to get a second opinion, too. Your age matters, the extent of the hysterectomy matters and the surgical method matters, too. My was a DaVinci robotic surgery. Feel free to contact me if you want to share more details and I will share my experiences. I have no problems but we are all different.
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I had a complete hysterectomy a year ago. I had my ovaries and tubes removed in 2007 to reduce breast cancer risk. I now have "no parts" left. You are wise to do your homework and "side effects" depend upon the parts removed. Generally, the cervix is left IN (mine is out). I think it is great that you are asking questions and it's very important to understand the doctors reasons and to get a second opinion, too. Your age matters, the extent of the hysterectomy matters and the surgical method matters, too. My was a DaVinci robotic surgery. Feel free to contact me if you want to share more details and I will share my experiences. I have no problems but we are all different.
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