If you and your doctor have determined that hysterectomy is the best course of action for your symptoms, be sure to talk about your options for proceeding. Less invasive hysterectomy options today, such as laparoscopic or vaginal, may help significantly reduce hospital and recovery times, and minimize scarring and pain afterwards. br Talk to your doctor about the organs that need to be removed, too. Some research suggests keeping the cervix after hysterectomy may reduce the risk of pelvic floor prolapse and preserve sexual function. Supracervical laparoscopic hysterectomy offers a less invasive alternative to traditional abdominal hysterectomy and lets you keep your cervix. Learn more about laparoscopic hysterectomy. br Undergoing Hysterectomy is a major decision in the life of any woman, which requires careful research and partnership with your doctor. Fortunately, hysterectomy is usually an elective surgery, which can take a little time to weigh their options and ask your doctor. br For many women facing a hysterectomy, laparoscopic hysterectomy offers a less invasive option than hysterectomy traditional methods, with shorter hospital and recovery times, and less pain and scarring afterwards. br During a laparoscopic hysterectomy, the doctor inserts a thin, lighted telescopelike instrument called a laparoscope and small surgical instruments through the body 3 to 4 small incisions, each less than a quarter of an inch long. The laparoscope acts as a video camera that guides the surgeon carefully removes the uterus through one of the openings. During laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH), cervix (the lower part of the uterus) is intact. br You can expect to have any pain or discomfort immediately after laparoscopic hysterectomy, which should decrease in coming days. Oral analgesics should usually relieve pain. Talk to a doctor if any of your concern postoperative symptoms. br Because laparoscopic hysterectomy requires the surgeon makes a large abdominal incision, is a procedure much less invasive than traditional methods of hysterectomy. Most patients spend 1 day or less in the hospital and only 6 days of recovery time. Patients also experience minimal scarring and pain, compared with more traditional methods of hysterectomy. br br
