Endometriosis Growth after Hysterectomy
Are you suffering from endometriosis and desperately want to be treated? Although endometriosis is one of the most common reasons for hysterectomy in the United States, hysterectomy is usually not the best and definitely not the only option for the treatment of this condition. Endometriosis growth after hysterectomy is a common recurrence among women with this condition. Unfortunately, a lot of these women find out only after they’ve already undergone the hysterectomy procedure. The truth is that a hysterectomy usually only slows down the regrowth of endometriosis but does not completely cure it.
So why aren’t they advised by their doctors that endometriosis regrowth after hysterectomy is possible? Well, it seems that there are still a lot of doctors who go by the belief that endometriosis can be cured by a hysterectomy or a pregnancy. Only doctors that specialize in endometriosis are really aware of the latest developments on this condition and its treatment.
Since the regrowth of endometriosis after hysterectomy is a common result among hysterectomy patients, it would be best for you to consider other options first. Some of these include less invasive procedures such as non-surgical and laparoscopic treatments.
Hysterectomy is a procedure where the uterus is removed. Depending on the patient’s condition, the cervix, ovaries and fallopian tubes may also be removed. In addition, different techniques for performing the hysterectomy surgery may be employed, depending on what’s best for handling the patient’s condition. With the risk of endometriosis growth after hysterectomy, it is important for the right type of hysterectomy to be performed.
Studies show that there are less chances of endometriosis regrowth after hysterectomy when the ovaries are removed as opposed to when the ovaries are kept. However, although the removal of the ovaries yield better results, keep in mind that the removal of the ovaries might cause other problems. For one, the procedure for removing the ovaries poses more risks than other types of hysterectomies. Menopause begins after the ovaries are removed, and this will require the woman to undergo hormonal replacement therapy. Hormonal replacement therapy in itself also poses risks.
Hysterectomy may be good for treating endometriosis if it is present only in the reproductive organs. In this case, taking out the damaged organ may cure the disease. However, one reason that the regrowth of endometriosis after hysterectomy occurs is when the endometriosis is in other parts of the body such as in the bladder, bowel, arms, or legs. In these instances, a hysterectomy would obviously not help.
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Can this cause a very light vaginal red discharge? Only happens once or twice a month. Not enough to wear a pad, I just see it when I wipe (and yes it’s comes from the vaginal area)
I had a doctor’s appointment today with a gynecologist due to major vaginal pain I have been fighting since 1999. I ended up having a partial hysterectomy due to the major vaginal pain in 1999, my gynecologist at that time said my uterus was enlarged and I needed a partial hysterectomy. No test was done other than just the normal pap. Now 10 years later at the age of 34 I am still having the major pain. My gynecologist today wants to do a laparoscopic view of my insides and remove a cyst off one of my left ovary. He thinks I may have endometriosis. I am scared.
Enodmetriosis could be the cause for both your vaginal pain and spotting. Since your ovaries were left after your partial hysterectomy, hormones from your ovaries continue to stimulate the growth of endometriosis. Overtime, the growth becomes significant enough to cause symptoms, especially pain. Endometrial tissue can invade the vaginal cuff and cause random bleeding. Other causes of vaginal pain to consider, infection, dryness, mass, or scarring at the vaginal cuff from your hysterectomy. A laparoscopic procedure would identify whether or not you have endometriosis and remove scar tissue from your pelvis.
I was diagnosed with endo when I was 19yrs old. I had a laparoscopic procedure done to ‘weed out’ the tissue. Even then it was spread to my intestines and bowels. I am now 32 yrs old and bleeding almost all month long every month. I cannot enjoy sex, am in nearly constant discomfort and want my life back. I also was told to have a complete hysterectomy to cure the issues and get rid of the endo completely. I don’t plan on having children but I also do not want to have to deal with the numerous side effects that come with having a compete hysterectomy. I don’t know what to do. I’ve also had several cysts on my ovaries and I continue to get sharp,shooting pains on either left or right side of my pelvic area. When I cramp I expand to a ridiculous bloat that’s very painful and just not normal(in other words it gotten way worse over time). Any advice would be great. I’m so emotionally/mentally and physically exhausted by this. It’s also affecting my relationship with my boyfriend.