Most people can have sex again about 4 to 6 weeks after a hysterectomy, once their wounds have healed and any vaginal bleeding or discharge has stopped.[1][2] After that, the research is mostly reassuring: for many people sex stays the same or gets better, especially when the operation ended pain or heavy bleeding.[5][6] But some…
A hysterectomy removes the uterus, so you can no longer carry a pregnancy. That part is final. What it does not always take away is the chance of having a child who is genetically yours. If your ovaries were kept, they usually go on making eggs, and those eggs can be collected through IVF and…
After a hysterectomy, many women quietly wonder about the same things: when is it safe to touch myself again, will orgasm still feel the same, and what if something hurts? Self-stimulation (masturbation) is a normal, healthy part of sexuality, and for some women it’s a gentle way to reconnect with their body after surgery before…
After a total hysterectomy, sperm stays in the vagina. The uterus and cervix have been removed and the top of the vagina is stitched closed, so there is no passage for sperm to swim any further. Much of the semen runs back out of the vagina, and the sperm that stay behind die within a…