Reasons For Which A Woman Undergoes Hysterectomy

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Reasons For Which A Woman Und Ergoes
Hysterectomy
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Most of the women, at early or later stage of
their lives undergo hysterectomy, which is an
operation where her uterus is removed. The
reasons for a woman undergoing this kind of
surgery are many that include
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• Cancer of the uterus, cervix, or ovaries, is one
  of the most obvious reasons for a woman to take
  hysterectomy.
• Among the non-cancerous reasons, painful uterine
  fibroid leads to undergo hysterectomy surgery.
• If she suffers a uterine prolapsed in which the
  uterus shifts or slides into the vaginal canal
  from its normal position, then also a woman is
  recommended to undergo this surgery.

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• Pain due to endometriosis is another major reason
  for around 20 of women to take hysterectomy.
• Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB) is another
  cause for a woman to be advised for hysterectomy
  as this disorder usually leads to an abnormal
  bleeding in the vagina or a chronic pelvic pain.
• The gynaecologist may recommend hysterectomy only
  if the woman has a cancer of the uterus and in
  other cases only if other treatment approaches
  have been unsuccessful.

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• Types of Hysterectomy There are mainly three
  types of hysterectomy and either of them is
  recommended depending on the reason for this
  surgery.
• Radical hysterectomy This surgery is often
  recommended in cases of cancer where the surgeon
  removes the entire uterus with the cervix along
  with the upper part of the vagina, and supporting
  tissues.

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• Complete or total hysterectomy In this surgery,
  both the uterus and cervix are removed.
• Partial or subtotal hysterectomy Also called
  supracervical hysterectomy, in this type of
  surgery the upper two-thirds of the uterus are
  removed, leaving the lower part (cervix) intact.

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