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Though not always determined by age, most doctors won't consider it until a woman is at least 30. That is mainly to be sure the woman doesn't want any children.
Sometimes, however, it may be done sooner due to medical necessity. I am 27 and have already had one due to medical necessity.
A hysterectomy is removing all of your internal reproductive organs(uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes). Doing this would throw off your hormones which would make for early menopause. If you have no real health reason to have a hysterectomy, then no, a 17 year old girl can't get one.
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How common are hysterectomies?
Hysterectomy is the second most common operation performed on women in the United States. About 556,000 of these surgeries are done annually. By age 60, approximately one out of every three American women will have had a hysterectomy.
Can you still go through menopause even after getting a full hysterectomy?
You should have gone through menopause at the time of your complete hysterectomy. Depending on your age and the reason for the hysterectomy you may have been given replacement hormones, at some point in time - your doctor would have slowly decreased the hormones - that would cause you to go into menopause.
Pregnant after hysterectomy?
You cannot get pregnant after a complete hysterectomy.
What is a tah procedure in hysterectomy?
Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
What is a c-hysterectomy?
A hysterectomy that is done at the time of a c-section.
What is Total Hysterectomy NEC?
Total hysterectomy not elsewhere classified.
What age do you have to be on Facebook?
Legally 13 or over :L
What is cpt code for laparoscopic hysterectomy converted to abdominal hysterectomy?
58150
Can you still get a yeast infection after a hysterectomy?
Can I still get a yeast infection after a hysterectomy?
What is a pan hysterectomy?
A pan hysterectomy is also known as total hysterectomy. It is a surgical procedure during which the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes are removed.
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What is removed during a partial hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy = uterus. Total hysterectomy = uterus and cervix. Salpingo = fallopian tube. oopherectomy = ovary. Therefore just a hysterectomy would be removal of uterus alone and a Total hysterectomy with salpingo oopherectomy (bilateral) is everything.
