Getting To Know Laparoscopic Supra-cervical Hysterectomy
October 4th, 2008 Posted by: admin
Laparoscopic supra-cervical hysterectomy, which is also known only by the initials LSH, may provide the only solution for a lot of women who are suffering from endometriosis, adenomyosis, abnormal bleeding or small to medium fibroids. This system of treatment can be had in almost any laparoscopy hospital these days. Women who have attempted less invasive remedies such as hormone therapy and endometrial ablation with no visible success should consider laparoscopic supra-cervical hysterectomy.
Normally, a laparoscopic surgeon who has undergone an intense laparoscopic training program would perform this relatively new method of hysterectomy. It is executed by making short and small incisions in the abdomen. A laparoscope, which is a slender tube with a fiber optic camera that allows the surgeon to examine the pelvic cavity, is inserted in the first incision. Instruments that are necessary to sever the blood supply to the uterus are inserted through the following incisions. When the uterus is completely detached from the rest of the body, it is dissected into segments small enough so that it can be taken out through the incisions that were made.
It is noteworthy that an LSH leaves the cervix and ovaries intact. Leaving the ovaries intact ensures that the woman do not suffer from instant onset of menopause brought upon by the surgery. LSH has no bearing on when menopause in a woman would occur. In fact, menopause would happen as it would normally have, with or without LSH. Leaving the cervix decreases vaginal dryness and retains sexual desire which is not the case with a total hysterectomy.
