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Traditionally, the effective treatment for fibroid tumors is removing the entire uterus in a surgical procedure called as hysterectomy.

Most of the physicians continue to suggest hysterectomy as a standard technique for treating uterine fibroid tumors.

But, there are some potential drawbacks associated with hysterectomy. They include:

• General anesthesia that is given at the time of the surgery has various side effects and can cause various health problems.
• There is a two percent risk of post operative bleeding, 15-38% risk of postoperative fever and 0.5% risk of injury to the nearby pelvic region.
• The occurrence of cardiovascular disease raises three fold in a premenopausal woman who is undergoing hysterectomy procedure.
• 15-30% of women who had undergone hysterectomy reported that there is decreased sexual function after the treatment and there is increased incidence of depression after the surgery.

Hysterectomy is the only procedure that helps to remove the uterine fibroids completely. Permanent removal of uterus is necessary because most of the fibroid tumors are attached to the uterus.

Hysterectomy is generally considered as the procedure of choice for fibroid tumors when:

• There are extensive or especially large tumors.

Abdominal hysterectomy is a surgical procedure in which the uterus is removed through an incision in the lower abdomen.

Uterus is the reproductive organ where a baby grows when you are a pregnant.

The other internal reproductive organs are ovaries, fallopian tubes, and the cervix.

During this procedure, abdominal hysterectomy, there is a possibility of removing one or both ovaries and fallopian tubes.

Other female organs may also be removed when the uterus is removed. With a radical hysterectomy, the reproductive organs such as cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and pelvic lymph nodes are removed along with the uterus (womb).

During a total hysterectomy, there is a possibility of removal of the cervix along with uterus, but not the ovaries or fallopian tubes. However, a subtotal hysterectomy removes only uterus and the ovaries, cervix, fallopian tubes are all left in place.

An abdominal hysterectomy is preferred when you and your gynecologist decide to remove uterus for any reason. Here are some problems that can be treated with hysterectomy are:

When you have uterus cancer, continuous bleeding (heavy) that is uncontrolled by medicine or dilatation and curettage (D&C), endometriosis [Controlling Endometriosis] that does not react to other treatments, chronic pelvic pain, sagging uterus, presence of pre-cancerous or cancerous cells or tissue in the uterus.

For most of you, having a hysterectomy can be one of the most difficult surgeries that you ever had before because it threatens your sexuality, identity, fertility, and also directs to feelings of grief, depression, and loss.

So, it is better to prepare for the hysterectomy in advance to overcome these lingering feelings.

Therefore, preparing for this surgical procedure plays a vital role in hysterectomy recovery.

Normally, recovering from a hysterectomy takes time.

You will need to stay in the hospital from 1-2 days for your post surgery care. However, for some, it can take up to 4 days.

Actually, after your hysterectomy is a crucial time because for recovery, it needs some time to fine-tune, to heal and to complete the hysterectomy recovery process.

On the other hand, you can follow these hysterectomy recovery tips to speed-up your recovery time:

First of all, the two weeks after your hysterectomy will be very difficult. Moreover, it depends upon the type of hysterectomy technique you underwent. So, make use of this time for a better sleep, relaxation until your post hysterectomy is ended.

Hysterectomy is a surgical method of removing your uterus (womb), a place where a baby grows when you are a pregnant.

Generally, this surgery is performed for a variety of reasons:

• when you have chronic pelvic pain
• uterine fibroids
• Endometriosis
• uterine cancer or heavy
• irregular periods.

Actually, in the human body, the uterus is the major female reproductive organ with its one end, the cervix, opens into the vagina and the other end is connected to both sides of the fallopian tubes.

Just below the division point of each fallopian tube is an ovary. The ovaries are a pair of glands, which produce eggs and the sex hormones.

Hysterectomy Surgical Methods:

On the other hand, presently hysterectomy can be performed in three ways: an abdominal incision (abdominal hysterectomy), a vaginal incision (vaginal hysterectomy), or through laparoscopic incisions (laparoscopic hysterectomy).

Abdominal hysterectomy:

In this, the surgeon makes an incision through skin and connective tissue in your lower abdomen in order to reach your uterus. Generally, this surgical method has the most uncomfortable recovery because the long abdominal incision takes more time to heal.