I have fibroid tumours (3) the accumulated size of a 4.5 fetus. My GP initially started offering ablation a couple years ago. And now he and my new Gyno are offering hysterectomy.
Nowhere can I find info on what sex is like after these proceedures. I get a visual of a burnt uterus, like burnt toast. Will I be able to get wet? Will I be able to orgasm? I can't find any info. I refuse to let sex be one sided for pleasure.
What about sex after hysterectomy? Is it pleasurable? Obviously I won't get wet. How hard is it to orgasm? What % of women post hysterectomy lose their ability to orgasm? What % can still orgasm years later? Can he feel my organs during sex? I have scar tissue from Endometriosis on my organs. Is he going to be able to feel that? How frequent is Female Sexual Disfunction?
Again, I want information to better make the right choice.
Also, I found out through Google that the uterus must be a certain shape for ablation to be effective. My fibroids have distorted the shape of my uterus severely. By the time this was offered to me, I don't think it would have been an effective option. I have also read articles that said fibroids that are not too big can be controlled with ablation. How big is too big?
I have had an ablation in 2007 and a TAH leaving ovaries in Oct 2015. I can report i get wet still, enjoy sex still. An ablation is a quick procedure that removes the lining of the womb i had mine before fibroids as i had a thicked womb lining that was causing heavy bleeding and anemia. It worked so well i only new i had fibroids when when my womb and fribroids were huge and cause alot of pain and bladders problems. I am well shot of my reproductive organs as my cervix decided to prolapse, so i had no intimate sex life for 4 months before surgery.An ablation is great if you have no or small fibroids to treat heavy bleeding but its more difficult to do sucsessfuly when fibriods are in the way. I had the Novasure when it was new and it microwaves your lining away left me no damage at all and had lovely pain free periods for a few years. Hysteretomy is a big op, you need time to recover especially if like me you have a large open insision, I am 44 and i still fell sexy and i felt much stronger when i had recovered from the op, i felt more womenly in fact i felt empowerd that igot my sex life back and health. Good Luck there is life after x