What Is the Average Age for Hysterectomy?
You'll No Longer Be Able to Get Pregnant After the Operation. If You Have Not Already Gone Through the Menopause, You'll No Longer Have Periods, Regardless of...
You'll no longer be able to get pregnant after the operation. If you have not already gone through the menopause, you'll no longer have periods, regardless of your age. Many women have a hysterectomy. It's more common for women aged 40 to 50.
What are the signs of you needing a hysterectomy?
The most common reasons for having a hysterectomy include:
- heavy periods – which can be caused by fibroids.
- pelvic pain – which may be caused by endometriosis, unsuccessfully treated pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), adenomyosis or fibroids.
- prolapse of the uterus.
- cancer of the womb, ovaries or cervix.