HYSTERECTOMY – DEPRESSION AND FATIGUE

Many times the depression and fatigue seen after hysterectomy were there before it and remain after removal of the womb has cured the other physical symptoms.

What is required to prevent the upsets in a woman’s emotional and sexual function following hysterectomy is better pre-operative preparation.

Every woman is entitled to a full explanation of what is wrong with her and what the doctor intends to do about it.

Following hysterectomy, the ovaries may not continue functioning beyond six months or so and so many women experience the symptoms associated with the menopause, including depression, hot flushes, headaches, tiredness, a dry vagina and often pain on intercourse.

There is no doubt that giving oestrogen to a menopausal woman will relieve most of these symptoms.

The big difficulty has been that prolonged treatment with oestrogen carries a considerable risk of causing cancer of the body of the womb. This risk is increased some five to seven times in those taking oestrogen beyond six months.

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