What is Hysterectomy
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus, usually done by a gynecologist. Hysterectomy may be total (removing the body and cervix of the uterus) or partial (also called...
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Hello all,
Within the next four months I have to decide whether to have a hysterectomy. (I'm 26). I have never had kids, however irrespective of the hysterectomy I don't think I would / would be able to. I've always wanted kids but at 19 I got diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, putting my parenting abilities into doubt anyway (though I know some Bipolars do it quite successfully) and at 21 I got told I have polycystic ovaries and a host of other problems down there which indicate I'm close to infertile anyway, and the likelihood of me falling pregnant on my own is quite minimal. Which was fine, I figured hey, if it's meant to happen it's meant to happen and plodded along with my life. Then in February of this year I got a period that went on and on, by July I was weak and severely anaemic and was hospitalised for a blood transfusion. A month later I ended up in ICU due to a pulmonary embolism - blood clots on my lungs - and came close to dying. They told me it was probably a combination of the trauma my body has been through, and the hormonal contraceptives and replacements they were giving me to try to stop the period, however this is uncertain. So I'm probably infertile, with a bad case of abnormal uterine bleeding, a pulmonary embolism that has a cause we can only guess at and a mental illness. Due to the embolism I'm on warfarin, and was told if I get a period within this time it'll most probably have to be an emergency hysterectomy because my body doesn't handle the bleeding well anyway and the added blood thinner makes it too much of a risk, but I come off warfarin in Feb next year and have to decide whether to have a planned hysterectomy after that. Logically I know I should say yes. But that means taking the decision to have children out of my hands, making me worry that I might be an unnattractive prospect to Mr Right when he finally shows his head because I'm not able to have kids, worrying about side effects and physical effects, etc etc ... ? I've also been told I'll have to have it abdominally because I've never given birth? Is this true? What do you all think? What would you do if you were me? Posted on 11/07/09, 02:11 am |
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Wow that's a hard one, I am to have a hysterectomy in feb. of next year but how ever I am 34 not 26 and I have had children. Yes they will have to to do it the old fashion way since you have never given birth. It's so final....I would really put some thought into that over the next few weeks. Take care of yourself now. 
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