Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. It may also
involve the removal of the cervix, ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and
other surrounding structures. Usually performed by a
gynecologist, a hysterectomy may be total or partial. heading
Types of Hysterectomy
Depending on the reason for the hysterectomy, a surgeon may
choose to remove all or only part of the uterus. Patients and
health care providers sometimes use these terms inexactly, so it
is important to clarify if the cervix and/or ovaries are
removed.
A supracervical or subtotal hysterectomy
Removes only the upper part of the uterus, keeping the cervix in
place.
A total hysterectomy removes the whole uterus and cervix.
A radical hysterectomy removes the whole uterus, tissue on the
sides of the uterus, the cervix, and the top part of the vagina.
Radical hysterectomy is generally only done when cancer is
present.
Total Hysterectomy & Bilateral Salpino-Oophorectomy (BSO)
The surgeon may remove the ovaries — a procedure called
oophorectomy — or may leave them in place. When the tubes are
removed that procedure is called salpingectomy. When the entire
uterus, both tubes, and ovaries are removed, the entire
procedure is called a hysterectomy and bilateral
salpingectomy-oophorectomy.
Diagnostic Hysteroscopy
Now the question is ‘’Who should have a Diagnostic
Hysteroscopy?’’