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Originally posted by: neutralizer
What's that?
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: neutralizer
What's that?
They remove your uterus and ovaries. Sometimes done if you have ovarian/uterine cancer or if you don't want to have any more children.
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: neutralizer
What's that?
They remove your uterus and ovaries. Sometimes done if you have ovarian/uterine cancer or if you don't want to have any more children.
Originally posted by: neutralizer
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: neutralizer
What's that?
They remove your uterus and ovaries. Sometimes done if you have ovarian/uterine cancer or if you don't want to have any more children.
Why is she getting it removed?
Correction: hysterectomy is removal of the uterus. Oophorectomy is removal of the ovaries.They remove your uterus and ovaries. Sometimes done if you have ovarian/uterine cancer or if you don't want to have any more children.
Originally posted by: tcsenter
Correction: hysterectomy is removal of the uterus. Oophorectomy is removal of the ovaries.They remove your uterus and ovaries. Sometimes done if you have ovarian/uterine cancer or if you don't want to have any more children.
Hysterectomy + Oophorectomy is removal of the uterus + ovaries.
Salpingo-Oophorectomy is removal of one or both fallopian tubes + ovaries.
Hysterectomy with Salpingo-Oophorectomy is also known as spring cleaning.
