Comments on: A Hysterectomy Should Not Stop You From Having Great Sexual Health

By: carmin

carmin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:52:57 +0000

My wife might have to have a full hysterectomy, and I was just wondering if she will fill different to me when we have sex. I have been to many different sites to try and find out but all I can find is women saying that it has changed there sex life, but what about the partners. Can someone plz help me out.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:13:01 +0000

Debbie,

I had a total hysterectomy 10 years ago. I have no cervix, uterus or ovaries. I too, was so worried about what sex would feel like. I was upset about the cervix removal. However, I still have a vagina. I also notice that way at the top of the vagina is a very pleasurable spot that he can hit that I never noticed before! It is a new spot to me and very pleasurable! Also, I still have very nice clitoral orgasms and my G spot still works too!
It does take me longer to reach orgasm which is okay. My guy doesn’t mind me using “toys” to help me give myself a jump start for him! I never thought I would do anything kinky like that but I do and now I am glad!
I do miss the thumping of the uterus and the pleasurable sensations of the cervix BUT all is not lost! LIke I said, I found a new spot, the clitoris still works well, the G spot is still great!
Debbie, I do not want you to feel so sad. I was very sad for a long while. It did take me a long time to adjust.
Sex changes for all of us as we age. The great sex we had in our 20’s, is not the same as what happens to us in out 60’s! I take estrogen-methyltestosterone to help me give my body the testosterone that is necessary for a good orgasm in the female. Talk to your dr. to see if this is a good choice for you. Also, KY Intense is supposed to be Cream is another warming gel that helps bring blood to the clitoris! ASLO, the eros medical devise is a devise (costly though $200.00) is supposed to help woman achieve better clitoral orgasms. I do not know if this devise works! Orgams has much to do with blood flow. Keeping in shape and excercizing might help more blood flow to ‘those special parts” which wil enhance orgams. Also, after I quit smoking, I have had better orgasms than I every though possible! They are not quite as intense as they were before my total hysterectomy but they are every bit satisfying! Please do not dipair! You are on a journey! I have also trod on that path! Best wishes for a happy and healthy sex life! I know you will find it as thousands and thousands
have found! My best to you Debbie!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:30:17 +0000

Thank you ladies, I am just now coming out of the fog following my radical Hysterectomy. No other choices were left to me. Please excuse any sarcasm you might sense, but your words as I read them are the only thing so far that brought tears to my eyes.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:37:58 +0000

Hysterectomy is known to disturb nerve plexuses and anatomical relations in the pelvic region. The reason for opting for cervix removal is the presence of cancer in the left over cervical base. And the reason for retaining the cervix is better bowel and bladder function. So one should take a proper decision.

By: toie greer

toie greer — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:26:36 +0000

i’m supposed to have a hysterectomy in 3 weeks. i am terrified because i don’t know what to expect. i am in so much pain, but don’t want my life to change.

By: Nora W. Coffey

Nora W. Coffey — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:14:54 +0000

There is a video about female anatomy and the functions of the female organs that every woman and man should watch to understand where the female organs are, what their functions are, and what happens to a woman’s body when the female organs are removed. It’s a short video that you can watch free at http://www.hersfoundation.org/anatomy.

By: Denise Cleveland

Denise Cleveland — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:41:47 +0000

I’m not sure what research you’re referring to, but Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology (the leading gynecology textbook) says the “latter extension” of the hypogastric plexus “contains the fibers that innervate the vestibular bulbs and clitoris” The hypogastric plexus must be severed to remove the uterus. Also, uterine orgasm isn’t possible without a uterus. So I guess some women aren’t able to have sex if they have very heavy bleeding or pain caused by fibroids, and they might enjoy sex more if the fibroids were gone, but a myomectomy will preserve the hypogastric plexus and the uterus. Would we also say that sex is sometimes improved for men after removing their sex organs?

By: Nora W. Coffey

Nora W. Coffey — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:40:33 +0000

Women who experience uterine orgasm will not experience it after their uterus is removed. During hysterectomy the vagina is shortened, made into a closed pocket, sutured shut. This does not enhance intercourse, either. These losses permanent.