Why Is a Hysterectomy Performed?
Your doctor may suggest a hysterectomy if you have any of the following:
- Chronic pelvic pain.
- Uncontrollable vaginal bleeding.
- Cancer of the uterus, cervix, or ovaries.
- Fibroids, which are benign tumors that grow in the uterus.
- Pelvic inflammatory disease, which is a serious infection of the reproductive organs.
- Uterine prolapse, which occurs when the uterus drops through the cervix and protrudes from the vagina.
- Endometriosis, which is a disorder in which the inner lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterine cavity, causing pain and bleeding.
- Adenomyosis, which is a condition in which the inner lining of the uterus grows into the muscles of the uterus.
