A 57-year-old member asked:
i had a total hysterectomy. do i still have a cervex?
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Dr. Pam Yoder answered
Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Terminology: Hysterectomy is removal of the uterus and the cervix generally. On rare occasions an obgyn cannot remove the lowest part of the uterus and performs a supracervical hysterectomy. If the ovaries and tubes are removed abdominally along with the uterus, the procedure is called a tahbso (total abdominal hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy).
Answered on Mar 17, 2014
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Dr. George T Tsai answered
27 years experience General Surgery
No: If in doubt, check with your doctor or just get a copy of your pathology report. Some surgeons do perform supra cervical hysterectomy - leaving the cervix in place.
Answered on Feb 22, 2014
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