Thank you for posting! Usually, if you are free from cancer, your doctor may suggest a total hysterectomy as a last resort. However, if you do not plan on having anymore children this is sometimes considered as a prophylactic approach. The biggest complaint that women who have had a total hysterctomy have is that they go into menopause-- if your ovaries are left in place then you may or may not go into menopause earlier than expected. If they are removed then you should expect to go into menopause shortly after surgery.
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Hi Omyoyo,
Thank you for posting! Usually, if you are free from cancer, your doctor may suggest a total hysterectomy as a last resort. However, if you do not plan on having anymore children this is sometimes considered as a prophylactic approach. The biggest complaint that women who have had a total hysterctomy have is that they go into menopause-- if your ovaries are left in place then you may or may not go into menopause earlier than expected. If they are removed then you should expect to go into menopause shortly after surgery.
For more information on Total Hysterectomies, visit our page: https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/hysterectomy-open-surgery
Best of luck to you!
Rosa
October 7, 2012 - 3:31pmThis Comment
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