04/08/2026
What is a Hysterectomy? 🤔
I get asked this a lot!
A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the uterus. This surgery is typically recommended to treat various health conditions. There are different types of hysterectomy surgeries, including:
• Partial Hysterectomy: Removal of the uterus while leaving the cervix intact.
• Total Hysterectomy: Removal of both the uterus and the cervix.
• Radical Hysterectomy: Removal of the uterus, cervix, part of the va**na, and surrounding tissues, often recommended for cancer treatment.
Although often performed at the same time, the removal of ovaries and/or fallopian tubes is not automatically part of a hysterectomy.
• Oophorectomy: removal of one or both ovaries
• Salpingectomy: removal of one or both fallopian tubes
• Salpingo-oophorectomy: removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes together
Hysterectomy can be a life-changing procedure, offering relief from pain and other debilitating symptoms. However, it’s also a major surgery. Like most surgeries it comes with risks and implications for your health and reproductive system, so it’s really important to have an in-depth discussion with your healthcare provider about the risks, benefits, and recovery process. If you have questions, you should feel comfortable asking.
It’s completely normal not to automatically understand the different types of hysterectomy when first faced with needing one.
Most of us need some help to understand what exactly is involved in each type.
Kelly 💜 x