What is the effect of a hystorectomy on orgasms?
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I have not had one but I have heard a guy friend talk about his girlfriends sex drive is like zero and that may differ from girl to girl some may not notice any change
990236
Well, that depends. If it's only removed on one side, fertility shouldn't be affected too dramatically. The other epididymis will still function. This is, of course, assuming that blood supply is not cut off to the testicle at any point during the surgery. \n\nHowever, a complete epididymectomy would leave the sperm with no place to mature and gain motility, so sperm production would cease.\n\nErection and ejaculation would not be affected.
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When - loooong before I knew what an orgasm was. Really long before. Like, age 7. How - for some women (and men, I hear), exercises that work the abdomen and lower body can trigger an orgasm. I'm one of the lucky ones. I got a jungle gym for my birthday and it had a climbing pole. I loved that climbing pole. It was a little embarrassing later, in junior high, when we had to do that presidential fitness thing. You remember, there was the shuttle run, and sit ups, and a 600 yard run, and (for girls) the "hang" (guys did chin ups). I was very good at the hang. The hang was very good to me.
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There has not been any credible research on this phenomenon.  However, we have heard health care professionals "warn their patients" of the horrible dangers of the vibrator, but have been unable to find any evidence based research to back up their words of caution. If a woman misuses a vibrator by holding it directly on the clitoris for an extended period of time, she may temporarily lose sensation (like when your leg falls asleep) but the sensation will return.   Some doctors may recommend that their patients should avoid over-using a vibrator, because they don’t feel comfortable with the ins and outs of using bedroom accessories for pleasure.  Even after checking with The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, they have not found evidence that vibrators cause nerve damage.\n\nWhat some women may notice is that the use of a vibrator may become monotonous.  Just like with any other pleasurable act, if you do the same thing over and over again it may not be as effective.  Just like when the missionary position may have been enough for you and your partner at the beginning of your relationship, after some time passed you may have wanted to “spice things up.”  If this is the case, maybe try a different type of vibrator.  If you have been using a bullet consistently and it isn’t having the same effect, try one with different textures, vibrations, or a vibrator that has rotating beads as well.  Maybe pair your vibrator or bullet with a heightener like Ex-T-Cee to add to the sensation you are feeling.  Remember that the human body can get used to a certain sensation or activity, so keep changing things up to maximize your pleasure!
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In a vasectomy, the vas deferens (tubes carrying sperm out of the testes) are cut and tied off therefore preventing the sperm reaching the semen.  The sperm are reabsorbed.  Semen is produced by the seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and Cowper's gland all of which are NOT effected by a vasectomy.  There is no change in the amount of ejaculate as sperm counts for only about 1% of the volume.  Orgasm is not effected since sperm play no role in this.  It is the brain...sensory nerves in the penis which, as we know when stimulated will result in orgasm.  Finally secondary sex characteristics are not effected since testosterone (also produced by the testes) is still continued to be produced after a vasectomy.  Of course the use of condoms is still recommended as a vasectomy does not prevent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases.
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No. Many women find the end of their reproductive years sexually invigorating because they no longer face the risk of pregnancy. Plus, regular sexual activity for postmenopausal women improves vaginal lubrication and elasticity after estrogen declines. However, menopause can bring bodily changes that contribute to arousal, and in turn, orgasm problems. Low estrogen levels can cause vaginal dryness, thinning of vaginal tissues, reduced blood flow to the genital area, and reduced vaginal sensitivity that can contribute to arousal and, in turn, orgasm problems. Postmenopausal women often find the arousal phase of the sexual response cycle takes longer, or is less intense.
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A woman's orgasm may serve a purpose as far as the reproductive aspect of it goes. It is said that he female orgasm helps to draw sperm up through the cervix and uterus, thus aiding fertilization and reproduction. Fertility specialists sometimes tell women to lie on their backs and masturbate to orgasm after being artificially inseminated. Female orgasm is correlated with higher fertility rates and more babies.\n\nAnd as far as your "why does it happen" question goes, sex and orgasms are pleasurable. regurdless of whether people are married or even capable of procreation. I don't see what "the bible" has to do with this. \n\nPersonally, I'm agnostic, and don't believe in "god" or "the bible".
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I have had a Hysterectomy years ago but I was fortunate in that I did not have to be on Hormone pills for very long at all. However I was on Premarin for several years when I was younger and as far as I can recall--Yes! It did make me \nnervous and anxious.Also after the hysterectomy itself a woman can feel tense and nervous as a Hysterectomy does affect a woman's emotions alot.It acts kind of like Pregnancy  does to a woman's emotions as it does mess up your hormones alot. Maybe you need to mention it to your Dr. He may need to adjust your Premarin.\n I DO HOPE YOU DO GET THE HELP YOU NEED AND BEGIN TO FEEL MUCH BETTER!\n\n                                      EDDIE 2
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I have already readed it, it's very usefull.\n"\nA Bigger Better Orgasm \n\nBoth men and woman can use the following techniques to make orgasms longer, stronger, more intense and, ultimately, more healthful. \n\n1. GAIN PELVIC MUSCLE CONTROL The pubococcygeal (PC) muscle group, which supports the pelvic floor, is the one that spasms when you have an orgasm. If it's in good shape, more blood will flow to the pelvic area during arousal and the PC will contract more strongly, making orgasms last longer and feel more intense. To paraphrase a statement about scientific discovery, "Orgasm favors the prepared body." Kegel exercises are a simple way to strengthen PC muscles. To do them, squeeze the muscle you use to voluntarily hold back your urine. Hold for two seconds and then release. Repeat 20 times, three times a day. \n\n2. CONTROL VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS IN SEX You may already realize that some of the phenomena happening to your body during sex are under your control. While you cannot voluntarily increase and decrease your heart rate, you can take charge of various voluntary activities and thereby improve your sexual sensations. \n\nAs you approach orgasm, try speeding up your breathing and alternately tensing and relaxing your arm or leg muscles. During another session of lovemaking, practice squeezing or fluttering your PC muscle. The main behavioral principle is to choose one physical aspect of orgasm that you can control and overpractice it. Soon you will have trained your body so that all of these responses will work together effortlessly and occur spontaneously during future orgasms. \n\n3. MONITOR YOUR AROUSAL LEVELS As you make love, note your arousal levels on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being orgasm. As you reach each level, briefly stop and allow your arousal to subside so that rather than shooting straight for the moon, your arousal rises in a wave-like pattern. This technique, known as peaking, results in intense orgasms, possibly because it optimizes endorphin release. \n\nIn a related exercise, plateauing, squeeze your PC muscle, change your breathing, change your focus or change your speed in order to stay at high arousal levels for a long time prior to orgasm. Learning peaking and plateauing with a partner helps you develop a shared language of arousal and orgasm. "
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The consequences can be far reaching and exact a potentially devastating toll on the patient, ranging from debilitating pain to anatomical disortions to infertility, but it doesn't have to be that way.  There is help out there - and it isn't hysterectomy.  That is an old wive's tale, right up there with "Endo is a disease of white career women" and "pregnancy cures it."  None of that is true.  Endo produces its own estrogen-synthesizing enzyme known as Aromatase, which allows it to self-sustain after hysterectomy.  The treatment is to remove disease, not organs.  Unfortunately, most doctors are quick to perform superficial surgeries like ablation, vaporization and cauterization, which leaves extensive disease behind.  Most doctors will also not a.) recognize all disease in all colors and locations and b.) be able to treat complicated forms of the disease such as that located on the bowel, bladders, ligaments, etc.  Therefore, it leads to repeat, ineffective surgeries that offer very temporary relief at best.  Combine lack of treatment with a 9 year delay in diagnosis and doctors telling the patient "it's in their head" and it can become rather complicated and painful.  Other doctors like to prescribe Lupron as if it were candy and tell their patients it is a cure - also not true.  What Endo patients need to do is get help from a TRUE Endo specialist - someone who meticulously EXCISES all disease from all locations.  Excision is the gold standard of treatment, conferring an up to 85% long term success rate, increase in fertility, and helps the patient regain her painfree quality of life.  Only advanced laparoscopic endoscopists with highly skilled techniques can perform excision and such specialists are few and far between, but they do exist.  Get help from someone who knows what they are doing and it will drastically improve the situation altogether.  See the links below for help. Good luck to you.
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The emotional upheaval you are describing is  completely normal and not at all unusual after this sort of surgery.  Since you say that you had a partial hysterectomy done, I am assuming the ovaries were left, so you will still experience the hormonal shifts and swings you always did.  Some of what you feel is due to the disruption in the hormonal function which happens in most ladies after a surgery, and some of it is due to your mental state.  Although we all moan about the inconvenience of the monthly cycle, we still adapt to it as a normal part of our lives.   Even when things don't work quite right, and as sensible as your were to have it all taken care of, still- it takes some getting used to the idea that the motherhood option is gone.  How long it takes you to adjust yourself and move on depends entirely on you and the view you wish to take of things now.  Mind over matter, as it were.  If you can convince yourself that you really don't mind, since it now means the previous troubles are gone, then the rest won't matter.  Nothing about you that was really important to you has changed.  You simply don't have a uterus anymore, but you are certainly more than a malfunctioning organ, now aren't you?  Think about the benefits, and pay less mind to what is missing.     You no longer have to worry about a monthly cycle, and all the wonderful things that go along with it.  No more uncomfortable pads, no more spotting tampons, no more stained underclothes.  No more misery with heavy or painful cycles.  No more worry about why you are late, light, or heavy.   You will feel better physically as time passes and you complete the recovery from the surgery.  As the hormonal cycle returns back to it's normal pattern over the next month or so, you should also note an improvement over your emotional swings.\n  So far as the spotting, that really needs the attention of your gynecologist.  It could be something very normal and simple, or it could be sign of an infection.  Either way, put your mind at ease with a check up at the doctor.  You can also discuss the emotionalism you feel, and get some reassurance from the expert who knows your case best.    Don't worry about bothering him/her, or the nurses- they are very familiar with this sort of thing and can offer you the reassurances you need in flesh, rather than this impersonal internet thing.\n  Otherwise, you do sound quite normal and I wouldn't spend a lot of time worrying about a time frame to adapt or get back to your old self.  You have a new self to get to appreciate, once you are feeling physically better you should find it easier to discover a life without the worry of your previous problems and the rest should fall nicely into place.   So if you feel a bit weepy now, indulge in a few tears.  Treat yourself to a nice spa treatment if you can swing it, pamper yourself while you recover, and give yourself some time.   In another month or so, you will see things in a much better light I would think.
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For the most part, it depends on whether or not you are keeping your ovaries.  If you are keeping your ovaries, and you are not near menopause already, your hormones won't shift all that much, and what you are left with are the structural physical changes that occur with the removal of your uterus.  Some women experience a different character to their orgasms, resulting from there no longer being a uterus to add uterine contractions to the mix of deeper sensations(a factor for some)...also, if you are into nipple stimulation there will be a loss there, since the mechanics of nipple stimulation (at least to the point of orgasm...yes, it happens that way for some women) tie in to the uterus and uterine contractions as well (it was nature's way of reconditioning the uterus after birth while the woman nurses, so the muscles of the uterus are preapred for the next pregnancy).  \n\nIf your ovaries are coming out as well, you may need hormone replacement therapy (estrogen and maybe even some testosterone) to restore your balance...and that process and adjustment period may result in some significant changes, on a hormonal level, in your libido.\n\nMy man was very patient with me during these changes, and 4 years down the line (and yes, I had my ovaries out and am on HRT) its better than ever.\n\nGood luck and best wishes.
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Intercourse shouldn't hurt after a hysterectomy. I suggest you go and see a gynecologist and see what is the problem. Good luck!
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Not exactly an answer to your question, but a hysterectomy is NOT necessary.  There are some other options available: \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibroids#Treatment\n\nI had VERY heavy periods due to fibroids, and had the UAE at 41.  The UAE immediately cured my heavy menses with a very short healing period and no side effects.\n\nI highly encourage you and your wife to get a second opinion and a very good reason why a hysterectomy is necessary, before taking such an extreme action.  Not all doctors do this, but some doctors treat hysterectomy as a profit-making enterprise.
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Depends on what type of Hysterectomy you had, was it (or will it be) abdominal, vaginal, or laporscopic assisted vaginal? The vaginal hysterectomies heal faster, and aren't quite as dibilitating. They get up and around faster, and feel better faster, thus requiring less "down" time. I myself, had to have an abdominal hysterectomy, because I had my child by C-Section-they use the same scar, and don't want to do it vaginal because there is probably scar tissue on the inside of your belly that can keep your uterus pinned up in there, too much of a liability on the Dr. and the patient. It also depends on what you do for a living, if you do a lot of lifting at your work, then most Dr.'s suggest 4-6 weeks (usually closer to 6 weeks) before you can return to work. I felt 110% better, within 2 weeks after my hysterectomy, but didn't go back to work for 4-5 weeks. I am a RN, and my Dr. was afraid I may lift or bend wrong, thus "tearing" something open on the inside, so he wouldn't release me to return to work for a while. It just really depends on your Dr., and your situation.
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If you have a complete hysterectomy, your ovaries will also be removed.  When your ovaries are removed, you go through surgical menopause.\n"Premenopausal women who have had both ovaries surgically removed (oophorectomy) will experience an abrupt menopause and may be hit harder by menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and loss of libido than those who experience it naturally. Surgical menopause is associated with a greater decrease in androgen production than natural menopause, which may make hot flashes more severe, more frequent, and longer lasting for some woman."  http://www.womenshealth.com/library/hysterectomy_meno.htm\n\nIf you still have your ovaries: \n"If one or both ovaries are retained during a hysterectomy the patient could experience:\n\nContinuing normal function of the ovaries until the normal onset of menopause at the usual age of menopause, or \nEarly ovarian failure with the ovaries stopping hormone production sooner than expected.  This loss of ovarian function can occur as early as 1-2 years after the hysterectomy.  The ovarian failure may be very apparent to the patient and HCP when symptoms of estrogen deficiency occur.  Or it may be silent if estrogen levels fall but symptoms do not occur."  http://www.womenshealth.com/library/hysterectomy_meno.htm\n\nIf you are not sure if you have your ovaries, you should find out!  If you can, call the doctor who did the surgery, or even the hospital where the surgery was performed, and ask for an operative report.  It is important to know what has been done to our bodies.\n\n\nTo read about causes of hot flashes (other than menopause), check out this link:  http://www.wdxcyber.com/nmood12.htm
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how long ago was the hysterectomy done? (and if you don't mind me asking, did they remove the ovaries too or not?)\n\nthe reason for my questions is:\na) these things take a while to heal. my mom had one 6 years ago, it took her a couple years to completely feel normal again, and for the scar to heal. and \nb) because whatever they did can disrupt or change your body hormonal balance causing the discharge and stuff.\n\ni think the pain may just be scar tissue that attached funny inside of you. massage, accupuncture or cortisone shots could help that. (depending on the severity and your degree of discomfort...)