just had my surgryfew days ago in alot of pain everything went well im 32 had a lot of problems just querious do i have to worry about cancers down there now?since they removed all that stuff
2007-03-04 01:43:52 · 4 answers · asked by joyceann27pa 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
im gonna ask my dr ? just was too nervous to think of any at the time thanks everyone for your advice
2007-03-04 02:12:20 · update #1
A total hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy removes both ovaries and fallopian tubes, along with the uterus and cervix. In such cases, although the ovaries have been removed, it's still possible to develop ovarian cancer. How is this possible? During each menstrual cycle, some cells from the ovary are released into the abdomen. Rarely, these cells can later develop into cancer.
A Pap smear is a screening test for cervical cancer. So, if you've had your cervix removed as part of the hysterectomy, you usually don't need an annual Pap test. But you still need regular pelvic exams. Doctors also recommend continued Pap tests for women who have had cervical, vaginal or vulvar cancer before a hysterectomy. Unfortunately, there's no standardized screening test for ovarian cancer.
2007-03-04 01:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I have not heard of any ovarian cancer if everything was removed. I have had it 20 years ago and I do go once a year for a check up. Actually the gynecologist does not have much to check as everything has been removed. So I suggest you stop worrying about cancer but go once a year for a check-up.
What might be a problem now, after surgery, is, you might start having hot flashes, dryness in the vagina, a tendency to UTI's
etc. For these symptoms, if they become severe you will have to consult your doctor as to what you might use to elevate these symptoms.
2007-03-04 10:04:03 · answer #2 · answered by Josephine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not cervix cancer, but cancer of the vagina's part that is left. Though rarer, people with hysterectomy are counselled to go on having pap smears, only they have to tell the technician that is taking the sample for no cervix cells would be found at the smear's result.
2007-03-04 10:00:12 · answer #3 · answered by mbestevez 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if u had total abdominal hysterectomy that means uterus and cervix are taken together. i think u dont have to worry. But why you dont ask to your gynecologist?
2007-03-04 10:02:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋