Can you have sex after hysterectomy?

Most people are puzzled: Can you still have sex after hysterectomy? How great will the impact be? Today, Bian Xiao will give you a detailed introduction of the hysterectomy currently performed in the hospital. There are roughly two kinds: one is called subtotal hysterectomy, that is, surgical removal of the uterine body but preservation of the cervix. Because this operation does not affect the anatomical structure of the cervix and vagina at all, the secretory function of the cervix still exists (its secretion can lubricate the vagina when in the same room), so it has no effect on sexual life except for the psychological disorder that may occur after the operation. The other is called total hysterectomy, which is to remove all the uterus including the cervix. This radical resection is obviously more reasonable in the treatment of uterine malignant tumor. However, because the patient lost the whole uterus after hysterectomy, she had to suture and close the proximal vagina. In this way, when you resume your sexual life after surgery, you may directly contact the suture. At this time, you will face two problems: one is not to resume your sexual life too early to avoid cracking because the wound has not completely healed; Secondly, if there are granulation at the wound healing place, it may cause pain in later sexual life. Even if you have sex after hysterectomy, vaginal dryness will be caused by estrogen deficiency, which will cause pain. Therefore, when they resume their sexual life, they should be treated with hormone replacement therapy under the guidance of a doctor or use vaginal lubricant in their sexual life to avoid discomfort. In addition, some patients only need to remove one ovary at the same time as hysterectomy. As long as the preserved ovaries develop normally and function well, the secretion of female hormones in patients will not be significantly reduced, so sexual desire and sexual life will not be affected. In short, because hysterectomy does not involve vagina and gonad-ovary, it will not affect sexual life. Because hysterectomy cured the tumor, stopped repeated severe vaginal bleeding, no longer endured abdominal pain, and even eliminated the concern of getting pregnant again, in a sense, it not only did not affect the future sexual life, but may even be beneficial to sexual life. However, in real life, due to the lack of sexual medical knowledge, many patients are worried about hysterectomy, and many people are even more worried after the operation, fearing that they will be transsexual because of the operation, and then stop their sexual life artificially, which will affect the feelings of husband and wife. This is completely unnecessary. Such patients should get rid of their worries after obtaining the above-mentioned knowledge of sexual medicine, and continue to maintain a happy and harmonious sexual life after physical recovery after surgery. Even patients who have undergone ovariectomy at the same time can maintain proper sexual life by taking medicine to supplement exogenous female hormones or taking local corresponding measures under the guidance of doctors.