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Hysterectomy is removal of uterus. Total hysterectomy is removal of uterus and cervix. If fallopian tubes and ovaries removed as well this is a salpingo oopherectomy (bilateral = both- unilateral one). So a total hysterectomy with salpingo oopherectomy is the uterus,cervix,fallopian tubes and ovaries
If you have ovaries removed then this is an oopherectomy. If you have had a hysterectomy then only your uterus would have been taken and cervix left. You would therefore still be at risk of cervical cancer so am glad you are still having pap tests. The abnormal results can be treated with loop diathermy or of course you could have the cervix removed which should have been an option when you had your hysterectomy.
A hysterectomy is only the removal of the uterus, A total hysterectomy also removes the cervix. The ovaries if not taken out (oopherectomy) will remain and function as normal until menopause.
No, as an oophorectomy removes the ovary you cannot get an ovarian cyst. However, this is only the case if both ovaries are removed.
total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), and supracervical abdominal hysterectomy (SAH). In a TAH, the uterus and the cervix are both removed. In a SAH, only the uterus is removed. Although your ovaries may be removed during a TAH or SAH, these procedures can easily be performed without removing your ovaries.
In a radical hysterectomy, the uterus and adjoining tissues, including the ovaries, the upper region (1 in) of the vagina near the cervix, and the pelvic lymph nodes, are all removed.
Hysterectomy = uterus. Total hysterectomy = uterus and cervix. Salpingo = fallopian tube. oopherectomy = ovary. Therefore just a hysterectomy would be removal of uterus alone and a Total hysterectomy with salpingo oopherectomy (bilateral) is everything.
If you just had your uterus and cervix removed your ovaries will still be functioning and you will still go through the menopause. The average age being 51.7 years. If you had your ovaries removed at the time of the hysterectomy then you would have gone into immediate surgical menopause at that time.
As uterus and cervix have been removed then there should be no bleeding.
Yes. Cervical cancer is often caused by the HPV virus that is sexually transmitted and by removing the cervix the cancer/virus is also removed if it hasn't spread beyond that point. In the US 600,000 women a year go through a hysterectomy. Some only have the cervix removed while other also have a complete hysterectomy with the ovaries as well.
This is when Uterus and cervix is removed, leaving the ovaries in place. This may be due to abnormal mentrual cycle, endometriosis, abnormalites. Leaving the ovaries allows the patient to be free of hormone replacement.
. Wertheim's) hysterectomy, is the removal of the womb, cervix, tissue around the cervix (parametrium), fallopian tubes, pelvic lymph nodes, the upper part of the vagina and sometimes the ovariesPanhysterectomy is surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodesSo in essence there is not much difference