2007-02-25 22:33:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
It is an operation. It is when a woman has her uterus and ovaries removed. After a hysterectomy it is impossible for a woman to get pregnant.
2007-02-25 22:39:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok - a hysterectomy is an operation to remove your womb. Without your womb it is impossible to get pregnant as there is nowhere for the baby to grow. If you have really been referred for a hysterectomy, you should make sure to talk to your doctor/specialist and get all the information from them. Good luck!
2007-02-26 09:58:17 · answer #2 · answered by Sinead G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your uterus. A complete hysterectomy includes removal of your ovaries as well. I don't think you can get pregnant, but I know you can't for sure when the ovaries are removed, Take care.
2007-02-26 07:05:40 · answer #3 · answered by SAK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hysterectomy is the removal of all or portions of the female reproductive organs. It is a major surgery, performed under general anesthesia. Because the reproductive organs are removed, a woman having one will no longer be able to become pregnant.
2007-02-26 06:38:13 · answer #4 · answered by EboniDimplz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus, usually done by a gynecologist. Hysterectomy may be total (removing the body and cervix of the uterus) or partial (also called supra-cervical). In many cases, surgical removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) is performed concurrent with a hysterectomy. The surgery is then called "total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy" (sometimes abbreviated TAH-BSO). However, the term "hysterectomy" is often used colloquially yet incorrectly to refer to removal of any parts of the female reproductive system. According to the National Center For Health Statistics there were 617,000 hysterectomies performed in 2004 with the surgical removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) performed in 73% of women undergoing hysterectomy. In the United States, 1/3 of women can be expected to have a hysterectomy by age 60 [1]. There are 22 million women alive in the United States whose female organs have been surgically removed.
The uterus is a hormone-responsive sex organ that is physically placed to support the bladder and bowel. When only the uterus is removed women are at three times greater risk of cardiovascular disease--removal of the uterus often interferes with blood flow to the ovaries, so women who undergo hysterectomy reach menopause an average of 3.7 years sooner than the average age of natural menopause. When the ovaries are removed a woman is at a seven times great risk of cardiovascular disease. [2][3][4] [5]As with other hormone-producing glands, the endocrine functions of the ovaries cannot be fully replicated by hormone replacement therapy. The ovaries produce dozens of hormones a woman needs throughout her entire life[verification needed], released directly into the blood stream in a continuous fashion, in response to and as part of the complex endocrine system.
2007-02-26 06:37:38 · answer #5 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus,and no you couldn't become pregnant without it. SW RNP
2007-02-26 06:37:47 · answer #6 · answered by sharon w 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is an operation. Removes your uterus. You cannot get prgnant after you have a full hysterectomy.
2007-02-26 10:34:22 · answer #7 · answered by megan261980 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the removal of the womb, sometimes also the ovaries are also removed, you cannot get pregnant after this operation.
2007-02-26 06:37:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an operation where your womb is removed, this is where a baby grows. Women have it done for medical reasons, and there is normally no other choice.
You can not have a baby afterwards, and it is not reversible like a vasectomy.
2007-02-26 06:37:48 · answer #9 · answered by natasha * 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry for following a question with a question. But why would you ask that here, when you could find out the answer in seconds with a simple search? Baffled
2007-02-26 07:00:40 · answer #10 · answered by Ems 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋