A few days ago, a reader shared her story with Xiao Jiu, which was very bloody. The title was "After my hysterectomy, my husband wanted to divorce me"-
"I probably found out the late stage of cervical cancer at the beginning of the year because of sudden massive bleeding. At that time, the doctor said that I should have a hysterectomy as soon as possible. But in fact, I’m only 28 years old this year. I wanted to get pregnant this year, but now my plans have all been disrupted.
When my husband learned about my illness, he comforted me that’ health is important, and we will do test tubes later’, so I went to have an operation.
He took good care of me at the beginning after the operation, but since last month, he has become increasingly cold to me. Yesterday, he even asked me for a divorce because he wanted to have a child, and my mother-in-law has been urging him …
It’s really a shame that our six-year relationship is coming to an end, and now I even feel that I am not a normal woman. "
Under the influence of some special circumstances, a woman may have her uterus removed to save her life. What is the difference between a woman who has lost her uterus and a normal woman?
Some time ago, suddenly a wave of people seemed to have been planted with grass for hysterectomy, and they also sent a private message to Xiao Jiu asking:
"I don’t want to have children/menstruation again. Can I have my uterus cut off?"
"I heard that cutting off the uterus can prevent gynecological diseases, such as uterine fibroids and cervical cancer. What should I do if I am heartbroken?"
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Can the uterus really be cut casually?
The uterus is a very important organ for women. It not only has fertility and menstrual functions, but also participates in endocrine and maintains endocrine homeostasis.Protect female body from infection, protect ovarian function and maintain the normal position of pelvic organs..
What is the general situation to do total hysterectomy?
One is to diagnose malignant diseases., such as ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, etc., require surgical removal of organs;Second, some benign diseases.Such as hysteromyoma, atypical hyperplasia of endometrium, abnormal uterine bleeding, etc.;Third, obstetric diseases.Such as placenta implantation, amniotic fluid embolism and intractable postpartum hemorrhage.
So is it really worth planting grass about the statement that "hysterectomy can prevent gynecological diseases"?
In fact, most people who consider having their uterus removed have brought some pains to the uterus itself, such as menstrual pain and uterine inflammation, or consider that many gynecological diseases can be prevented, such as hysteromyoma, cervical cancer and ovarian cancer. Some people worry that there will be unexpected pregnancy and want to cut off the uterus to avoid it.
Theoretically, after hysterectomy, some of the above troubles can be solved, but there are also preventive methods that do not need hysterectomy.Such as regular physical examination, HPV vaccination and regular review of HPV. . If you are worried about pregnancy, you can also use some scientific contraceptive methods with low cost and good effect.
For every woman, the uterus is unique and indispensable. Unless it is absolutely necessary, patients will never be advised to remove the uterus. Therefore, we should not think about cutting off the root cause before starting. What we should consider more is to keep our bodies healthy through some means.
There are many sayings on the Internet that women who lose their uterus will accelerate aging, and what’s more, the male hormones in women will increase and become masculine … Is this really the case?
The hormones related to women are not secreted by uterus, but by ovary.As long as the ovaries are still there, estrogen will also exist in the body.It doesn’t mean that you will enter menopause immediately, and the hormones in your body will stabilize for a while.
However, women who have lost their uterus may have some changes in their bodies.
1. Infertility
The pregnancy function of women is precisely due to the existence of uterus. Removing the uterus means that women can’t continue to have children, which is undoubtedly a serious blow to women.
2. Menstruation stops
Menstruation originates from periodic hyperplasia and congestion of endometrium. Once hysterectomy, there will be no menstrual phenomenon and the physiological period will disappear.
3. Increased risk of urinary diseases.
After hysterectomy, it may affect the secretion of estrogen, and the female urethral tissue will be affected, which will make the urethral mucosa atrophy, which will easily lead to urinary system infection.
Many women worry that after hysterectomy, they will not be able to continue their husband and wife life.
Indeed, total hysterectomy will initially have an impact on sexual life, but as the body slowly recovers, this impact will become minimal.
You know, women’s sexual pleasure and orgasm all come from the feedback of the brain nervous system.The source of stimulation is mostly in the vaginal wall, clitoris and other parts, not the uterusThe existence of uterus has little effect on female sexual function.
Only for a period of time after surgery, it may affect vaginal elasticity, andSurgery will affect patients’ psychological state, resulting in anxiety and depression., thus affecting sexual desire.
In addition, the loss of the uterus is not without the possibility of childbirth. With the continuous progress of medicine and the improvement of reproductive technology, it is also possible to fulfill women’s wish to be mothers through some means.
Instead of obsessing about the adverse effects after operation, it is better to do postoperative rehabilitation treatment, such asPelvic floor muscle training, rehabilitation device training, drug therapy, psychological counseling.And so on, through various interventions, improve the quality of life of women after operation.
All kinds of operations are risky, but hysterectomy is not an operation to prevent diseases. Women without surgical indications should give priority to other treatment methods.
Women who have already undergone surgery should not bother themselves and feel unwell. They should communicate with doctors in time to minimize the adverse effects of postoperative treatment.
References:
[1] "After visiting online hot posts, I was planted with grass and" cut my uterus ".No.11 consulting room. May 20, 2023.
[2] "What happens when women remove the uterus? These six major changes will happen to the body! Family doctor online. 2021-05-05
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