Question

What is hysterectomy?

Answer 1

Hysterectomy:

1. Hysterectomy is a medical process in which the uterus is removed through surgery.
2. The cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and other surrounding structures may also be removed in this process.
3. A surgeon can remove the entire uterus of a female or only a small portion of it depending on the reason behind the hysterectomy.
4. Hysterectomy comes in a variety of forms such as- total hysterectomy, hysterectomy with oophorectomy, supracervical hysterectomy, radical hysterectomy.

Types of hysterectomy:

There are various types of hysterectomy which are explained as follows-

Total hysterectomy:

1. This is the most common type of hysterectomy in which only the cervix and uterus are removed instead of the whole ovary.

Hysterectomy with oophorectomy:

1. In hysterectomy with oophorectomy, one or both ovaries, uterus, and sometime fallopian tubes are also removed.

Supracervical hysterectomy:

1. The surgeon removes the uterus body but leaves the cervix intact during this procedure.
2. Noncancerous conditions such as fibroids or endometriosis can be treated with this surgery.

Radical hysterectomy:

1. In this process, the uterus, top portion of the vagina, most of the tissue surrounding the cervix, and sometimes the pelvic lymph nodes are removed by the surgeon.