How to care after vaginal hysterectomy

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My daughter-in-law is suffering from uterine tumor. The development of the tumor must be treated by hysterectomy. After the operation, the doctor specially asked to do a good job in nursing the lover. So, how to care after vaginal hysterectomy?

How to care after vaginal hysterectomy

First of all: six weeks after hysterectomy, patients should go to the hospital for reexamination to understand the wound healing. Generally, sexual life should be forbidden for 3 months after operation to facilitate wound recovery. When the wound gradually healed, the sexual life could be restored.

Secondly, subtotal hysterectomy is often used for young women and those without cervical cancer. Due to the retention of the cervix, the vagina still maintains the original depth, and it feels better than hysterectomy in sexual life. However, cervical cancer prevention scraping should be done regularly to prevent the occurrence of cervical cancer and stump cancer.

Finally: studies have shown that 3-5 years after hysterectomy, ovarian function will also be affected, patients will appear some climacteric symptoms, such as hot and sweating, irritable, vaginal dryness, thus affecting sexual life, at this time to the hospital for examination. If necessary, use hormone replacement or daub courtship element cod liver oil ointment and other drug treatment, which is conducive to the harmony of sexual life.

matters needing attention

Pay attention to strengthen nutrition, proper physical exercise, do husband and wife health exercises, increase body resistance, but also conducive to postoperative physical recovery and harmonious sexual life. There may be a variety of complications after the operation, we should closely observe the abnormal situation of the body.