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Choose location Choose Location. Sign in or Enroll Enter a search term:. Change Location X. We've expanded your view You are now viewing all services in the Sutter Health network. You can change your location above to narrow your view to a medical group, hospital, city or zip. Search Close Search. Question: I had a hysterectomy in June. I still have my tubes and ovaries and a small bit of cervix.
Why and how am I still having full periods every month? Where is this blood coming from? Answer: The type of surgery you had is a supracervical hysterectomy. If your ovaries are still functioning, then you are still having monthly ovulatory cycles.
The monthly cycle causes bleeding from the endometrial tissue that remains in your cervix. It is a common phenomenon in women with supracervical hysterectomy who still have their ovaries.
This may be because of vaginal atrophy or another medical condition, such as cancer. Call your doctor to discuss any bleeding that occurs more than six weeks after your procedure. A hemorrhage may occur after your surgery. This happens in only a very small number of cases. Symptoms of a hemorrhage following your procedure may include sudden or heavier vaginal bleeding. In a study of 1, women who underwent a hysterectomy, 21 experienced a secondary hemorrhage. Ten had mild bleeding under mL, and 11 had profuse bleeding over mL.
One person had a cough and two had fevers. These hemorrhages occurred 3 to 22 days after the hysterectomy. You may also experience vaginal bleeding if your vaginal cuff tears following a total or radical hysterectomy.
This occurs in only. Your vaginal cuff may tear for no reason at all or from having sex, moving your bowels, or coughing or sneezing. You can wear an absorbent pad or panty liner during your recovery to contain the bleeding. You should consult your doctor for treatment methods based on the causes of your bleeding. First-line treatment options for a hemorrhage after your procedure include vaginal packing, vault suturing, and blood transfusion.
Vaginal cuff tears can be repaired through surgery. These procedures can be done abdominally, laparoscopically, vaginally, or through a combined approach. Your doctor will recommend a procedure that addresses the cause of the tear. Forms of abnormal bleeding that occur months or years after a hysterectomy need to be diagnosed and treated by your doctor.
Bleeding is one common symptom after a hysterectomy. In most cases, the bleeding is normal and not a cause for concern. But sometimes bleeding is a sign of a more serious complication and needs immediate medical attention.
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