Can I have sex after having my uterus removed?

Hysterectomy is a relatively common surgery. If a woman's uterine disease is serious, she may need to have her uterus removed. After a hysterectomy, a woman will not be able to get pregnant, but she can still have a normal sexual life. When having sexual life, you must be aware of some precautions. In addition, after a hysterectomy, the impact on women's health will be relatively large, especially in terms of pleasure, which may not be very obvious and easily cause a lack of pleasure.

Can I have sex after having my uterus removed?

Can I have sex after a hysterectomy? Of course you can, but you need to rest for a period of time after a hysterectomy. Generally, you can have sex three months after the hysterectomy if the examination shows no problems. However, due to some factors, some women will experience a decrease in sexual desire after the operation. The detailed introduction is as follows:

Women who have had a partial hysterectomy generally have no problems with their sexual life. Some women who have had a total hysterectomy complain that their vagina is too short and affects their sexual pleasure. In fact, through measurement and statistics, unless a malignant tumor requires the removal of a longer vagina, the length of the vagina after total hysterectomy is basically the same as before the operation, so it will not cause any obstacles to sexual intercourse. It was previously believed that the cervix played a role in lubricating the vagina during sexual intercourse, but this was disproven after in-depth research.

If the ovaries are retained, estrogen will still be produced; if the ovaries are also removed, due to the lack of estrogen, menopausal symptoms such as breast atrophy, vaginal dryness and decreased libido will appear, which may affect sexual life. At this time, supplementing with exogenous estrogen can effectively improve the symptoms.

What are the consequences of a hysterectomy?

What are the consequences of a hysterectomy? I believe this is an issue that many women are concerned about. The following is a detailed introduction. Friends who are interested may wish to take a look.

1. The vagina is not easy to expand

The scar after hysterectomy will make the pelvic muscles lack elasticity and the vagina will be more difficult to expand.

2. It is easy to lose pleasure

Since the hysterectomy has been performed, the pelvic cavity cannot keep blood in the body for a longer period of time, so the pleasure will disappear more easily.

3. Affect the secretion of estrogen

After the hysterectomy is performed, it not only affects the secretion of female hormones, but also the elastic tissue around the entire urethra, causing these elastic tissues to become thinner, and may even cause the symptoms of the entire urinary system to worsen.

A small number of women may experience urinary incontinence after a hysterectomy. Studies have shown that the incidence of urinary system diseases in women who have had a hysterectomy is about 40% higher than that in healthy women.

4. Premature aging

Removing the uterus will also have a great impact on the entire ovarian function, because for the ovaries to be healthy, the entire endocrine balance must be maintained, and without the uterus, this balance will be disrupted. Therefore, for women, after the uterus is removed, the ovaries will age prematurely. If a woman has premature ovarian failure, she will look older than her actual age and will enter menopause earlier.

5. Causes loss of libido

Most patients can still have normal sexual intercourse after hysterectomy, but 6% of patients still have their sexual life affected after hysterectomy. Analyzing the causes, there are three main reasons: scar formation, vaginal atrophy and mental psychology. Generally, psychological factors play a dominant role, which mainly depends on the husband's attitude. Therefore, both husband and wife should communicate before and after the excision.