What feels a woman after surgery hysterectomy? Read in this article.
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Psychological state after hysterectomy – A whole complex of symptoms arising from women who have undergone the operation of removal of the uterus.
Hysterectomy: before and after
If, after removal of the ovaries, the whole link from the hormonal chain falls, then when removing only the uterus, the hormonal function of the ovaries is preserved. Symptoms associated with estrogen deficiency (tides, sweating) is not observed before the age of the alleged natural menopause.
Nevertheless, women after surgery appear depressive symptoms with anxiety and fear of future and for their health, uncertainty in their doubts «Women» opportunities. Operational intervention itself is a psychological trauma, despite the fact that women who have undergone hysterectomy, but with preserved ovaries, is usually expressed by premenstrual syndrome. Moreover, after the operation, cyclic oscillations of the state, despite the absence of menstruation, often become more pronounced and continue until the age of the alleged menopause.
Often, ovaries are also removed in the total hysterectomy process. In this case, the so-called «Surgical menopause». Estrogen deficiency symptoms manifest – tides, unreasonable anxiety, sudden irritability. Many authors recommended estrogenative therapy.
Hysterectomy and sexuality
Removal of the uterus in no way affects the sexuality of a woman. There is no reason for a sudden set of excess weight and loss of attractiveness. The loss of attraction and depression are due to the purely psychological effects of intervention.
There is a reduction in sexual attraction in women who have been subjected to simultaneous removal of ovaries along with the uterus. Most of the testosterone, most active from androgen, is formed in women in the ovaries. Therefore, their removal entails the drop in the testosterone level, the result of which is the loss of sexual attraction.
In this case, hormone-plating therapy is recommended, in addition to the estrogen-substituting, shown by women during menopause. Small doses of testosterone are designed to maintain at the proper level, both sexual attraction and the overall feeling of well-being.
