A vaginal hysterectomy is an operation to remove your uterus and cervix through your vagina. It is possible also to remove your ovaries but they will usually be left alone (see figure 1).
Common reasons for having a vaginal hysterectomy include uterine prolapse, heavy or painful periods, and fibroids, where the muscle of your womb becomes overgrown
A hysterectomy may cure or improve your symptoms. You will no longer have periods.
Symptoms of a uterine prolapse may be improved by doing pelvic floor exercises.
Heavy periods can be treated using oral medications, an IUD (intra-uterine device), or by removing only the lining of your womb.
Depending on the size and position of fibroids, you can take medication to try to control the symptoms. Other treatments include surgery to remove the fibroids only or uterine artery embolisation.
The operation is usually performed under a general anaesthetic. The operation usually takes about 45 minutes.
Your gynaecologist will make a cut around your cervix at the top of your vagina so they can remove your womb and cervix.
They will usually stitch the support ligaments of your womb to the top of your vagina to reduce the risk of a future prolapse.
You will usually be able to go home after one to three days. Rest for two weeks and continue to do the exercises that you were shown in hospital. You can usually return to work after four to six weeks, depending on your type of work.
You should be feeling more or less back to normal after two to three months.
Regular exercise should help you to return to normal activities as soon as possible. Before you start exercising, ask the healthcare team or your GP for advice.
Author: Mr Jeremy Hawe MBChB MRCOG
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Expected length of hospital stay
Up to two nights stay
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Mr Ian Currie
MBChB, FRCOG
Gynaecology
Mr Currie is the Vice President for UK affairs at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). He transitioned into the role recently following his election into the Honorary Secretary post at the RCOG in 2011. Mr Currie's position is highly prestigious and carries great responsibility; he travels frequently in the UK and abroad to lecture and represent the College.
Mr Currie has been an NHS Consultant at a large district general hospital for 17 years. Prior to his election at the RCOG, he held the Clinical Lead as well as Divisional Chair role for Women and Children's services for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust for almost four years. Earlier in his career, he spent over a year in Toronto in a clinical fellowship post with Mr. Harold Drutz in urogynaecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery.
Mr Currie has served as a member of the Guideline Development Group for the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) on the topic of female urinary incontinence. He has also inputted into the Interventional Procedures Programme at NICE.
Mr Currie is well known both locally and nationally for the treatment of pelvic floor disorders such as urinary incontinence and vaginal reconstructive surgery. In recognition of this, his Trust has awarded him Level 9 in the Clinical Excellence awards points. He does however also have a large general gynaecology practice that includes the treatment of menstrual disorders (heavy, painful periods), ovarian cysts, endometriosis and fibroids.
Urinary incontinence, TVT, prolapse, urodynamics, cystoscopy, pelvic reconstruction, perineal abnormalities, post-obstetric trauma, hysteroscopic surgery, fibroids, ovarian cysts, painful periods, heavy periods, hysterectomy, pelvic pain
Mr Narendra Pisal
MD, MRCOG
Gynaecology
Mr Narenda Pisal has practiced Gynaecology in London for over 10 years working as both a private and NHS consultant at The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, The Wellington Hospital, Highgate Private Hospital and The Whittington Hospital. He provides a range of gynaecological services and treatments and is recognised as a leading expert in Minimal Access (Key-Hole) Surgery, Abnormal Smear Management & Colposcopy.
Mr. Pisal is keen to make a difference within his profession, his philosophy is to provide his patients with the best possible care at every stage of their journey, ensuring a calm and reassuring experience.
Mr. Pisal is well published and currently holds a number of positions most notably being a Member of the Council of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He is active in training junior doctors and is currently the lead Tutor for Colposcopy at The Whittington Hospital.
In his spare time Mr. Pisal runs marathons and raises money for The Whittington Health NHS Trust. This year he will be on the starting line of the London Marathon for the 5th time.
Fibroids, endometriosis, abnormal smears, ovarian cysts, advanced laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy, ovarian cystectomy
Dr Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami
MBBS, PhD, MRCOG
Gynaecology
Dr Ghaem-Maghami qualified from The Royal London Hospital Medical School, University of London in 1990 obtaining her MBBS. She trained as a specialist in Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology in North East and North West London, successfully obtaining her MRCOG in 1998 from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and Certificate of Subspecialty Training in Gynaecological Oncology in 2004 from the RCOG. She carried out research leading to a PhD in Immunology of the Female Genital Tract from University of London (2001).
She is a BSCCP accredited colposcopist. She has a special interest in treatment of abnormal smears and precancerous cervical disease (CIN), cervical cancer, uterine (endometrial) cancer, vulval cancer, fallopian tube cancer and ovarian cancer.
She is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Gynaecological Oncologist at Imperial College NHS Trust (Queen Charlotte's and Hammersmith Hospitals) since 2006. She is a Reader (associate professor) and a principle investigator leading a research group in Gynaecological Oncology at Imperial College, London. She has been the Chair of the Tumour Panel in The West London Gynaecological Cancer Centre since 2012 and the Director of Subspecialty Training in Gynaecological Oncology since 2013.
Her current research interests include research into novel surgical technologies in ovarian cancer surgery, ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment of cervical (smear/CIN) abnormalities. She has published in leading medical journals such as BMJ and Lancet Oncology, has edited a textbook and contributed chapters to leading textbooks in ovarian cancer.
Obstetrics, menopause, ovarian, cyst, coil, miscarriage, hysteroscopic surgery, cancer, infertility, smears
Mr Graham Barker
TD, MD, FRCS, FRCOG
Gynaecology
Colposcopy, abnormal smears, miscarriage, infertility, period problems, polycystic ovaries, ovarian cysts, menopause, vulval problems
Colposcopy, abnormal cervical smears and infertility
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