hystorectomy question???

[MissTired]

i have also posted this in the menopause section as not sure where anyone would post who might know the answer, or maybe noone will!?!?

i have recently found out my partner cant have kids, i have issues which seem to mean its unlikely though they wont test further as my partner cant anyway and i have a son so not eligible for ivf on nhs anyway so im thinking of asking about getting a hystorectomy, ive always had horrible painful, irregular and heavy periods and feel that actually im not planning on splitting with dp and even if we did my chances of concieving are slim and the stress weve had ttc i dont want that again, in the future should we split and i met someone else if we were to want kids together id prefer to look into adoption than go though the ttc hell again anyway!

would the gp be likely to agree to refer me for one or is it unlikely does anyone know?? im 30 in october, my son is 4.7 and we were trying for almost 3 yrs to concieve before discovering my partners problem and the fact they wont investigate further into mine. there is no way we want to go down the donor sperm route or ivf due to money and chance that it could well not work anyway given i rarely ovulate!!

any doctors here who might know, or anyone been in similar situation and asked about a hystorectomy??

Very unlikely indeed. Major abdominal surgery of the sort that will have a whole load of potentially nasty side effects is not something that consultants like to do even for very serious conditions. However, I do suggest that you go and see your GP about options for helping with your periods - it may be that he refers you to a gynae who may suggest hysterectomy, but I wouldn't just go in and ask for one if I were you.

Like Wobble said consultants rarely do a hysterectomy unless it's a last resort.

You can get help with those periods though, ask Gp for a referral for that.
There's a process called endometrial ablation which works really well for symptoms like yours.

I have had the endometrial ablation. The endometrium is removed with a laser. A small operation and home the same day. Periods were very painful for three months after. Since then the blood loss each period has reduced to almost nothing and no pain.
I had endometriosis.

Hysterectomy is really, really not fun. You wouldn't want one unless you absolutely had to, honestly.

My parents went to a funeral last week of a women who died after her hysterectomy went wrong.

Painful, heavy, irregular periods are a PITA but wont kill you.