I Can Not Carry Children But I Can Come But Does That Mean The Eggs Dead?

Posted on Thu, 1 Sep 2022

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Question :
I am 42 and I had a full hysterectomy when I was 28 years old due to cancer. I do not know much about hysterectomy I know that I still am still sexually active and I just got recently married and my husband and I wanted children. I can not carry children but I can come but does that mean the eggs dead?

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (6 days later)

Brief Answer:
Depends if your ovaries are intact

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Eggs are produced in ovaries. A few decades ago, the surgeons used to remove uterus alongwith ovaries. Later they started a more conservative approach in which they used to preserve the ovaries and vagina during hysterectomy. Please get a pelvic ultrasound done to see if your ovaries are intact or not.

Regards
Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar