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[Comparison of sexual behavior after total or subtotal hysterectomy]
Dariusz Wydra1, Katarzyna Ciach, Sambor Sawicki
1Klinika Ginekologii AM w Gdańsku.
Objectives:
Sexual life after supracervical or total hysterectomy is still controversial.
Design:
The aim of study was to compare the impact of hysterectomy on frequency and quality of a woman's sexual life in women after supracervical vs total hysterectomy with nonmalignant conditions.
Material And Methods:
A total of 539 women after total hysterectomy performed in Department of Gynecology in Gdansk and 65 women after supracervical hysterectomy operated in the hospital in Kartuzy in 1990-2000 were interviewed about symptoms as well as advantages and disadvantages after hysterectomy.
Results:
There was no statistical difference between those groups comparing: sexual desire, dyspareunia, frequency of sexual relation, orgasm, vaginal dryness after operation.
Conclusion:
Total hysterectomy is recommended in benign conditions of uterine because of risk of cancer in the cervical stump after supracervical hysterectomy.
