Hysterectomy toTreat Uterine Cancer

Hysterectomy is a surgical procedure where the removal of the uterus (womb). Hysterectomy is the most common surgical procedure is the birth of the women in the United States.

Is performed only 10% of hysterectomy for cancer. This article will focus primarily on the use of hysterectomy for reasons other than cancer non-emergency, which could involve the decisions more difficult for women and their physicians.

Uterine fibroids (also known as uterine leiomyomata) are the most common is due to the implementation of a hysterectomy. Uterine fibroids are benign tumors in the uterus, and the reason is still unknown. Although the vast majority are benign, which means it does not cause or may turn into cancer, and can cause problems, uterine fibroids medical. Indicators for hysterectomy in cases of uterine fibroids is the excessive size (usually larger than the size eight month of pregnancy), pressure or pain, and / or bleeding severe enough to produce anemia. Pelvic relaxation is another condition that may require treatment with a hysterectomy. In this case, a woman facing the relief of muscle and support tissue in the pelvic area. Light may cause a decline in the first degree of relaxation, in which the cervix (opening of the uterus) are in the middle of the road around the bottom inside the vagina. Decline in the second degree, she moved the edge of the cervix or uterus, leading to the vaginal opening, and a decline in the third degree and the cervix and uterus protrude past the vaginal opening. And must be treated with the second and third degree drop uterus hysterectomy. Can alleviate the double wall and the vagina, such as cystocele, rectocele, or urethrocele, leading to symptoms such as urinary incontinence (unintentional loss of urine), the weight in the pelvis, and weak sexual performance. Loss of urine tends to be aggravated by sneezing, coughing or laughing. Involved in reproduction may increase the risk of pelvic relaxation, although the real reasons for this remain unclear. Avoid vaginal birth after caesarean section does not eliminate the risk of pelvic relaxation.

Is also performed a hysterectomy to treat uterine cancer or very severe pre-cancers (called dysplasia, and carcinoma in situ, or [the age of three, or cancer of the cervix microinvasive). Hysterectomy for endometrial cancer (endometrial cancer) has a clear goal, to remove the cancer from the body. This procedure is the basis for the treatment of cancer of the uterus.