Question

Medical Terminology

chapter 14 reproductive systems hysterectomy

choose a procedure listed in the chapter reading. You will pretend that you are a Healthcare Provider and explain the procedure to the patient.

Please discuss the procedure in detail (language that the patient will understand), side effects, long term outlook of the procedure.

Then choose 10 terms related to the procedure (listed in the chapter reading), define the terms, and explain how it is related to the procedure.

Answer 1

A hysterectomy is an operation to remove a woman's uterus.Because your uterus is removed, you no longer have periods and cannot get pregnant. But your ovaries might still make hormones, so you might not have other signs of menopause. You may have hot flashes, a symptom of menopause, because the surgery may have blocked blood flow to the ovaries.Most women go home 2-3 days after this surgery, but complete recovery takes from six to eight weeks. During this time, you need to rest at home. You should not be doing housework until you talk with your doctor about restrictions.

The common side effect you might experience are Injury to nearby organs.,Anesthesia problems, such as breathing or heart problems.,Blood clots in the legs or lungs.,Infection.,Heavy bleeding,Early menopause, if the ovaries are removed,Pain during sexual intercourse.

10 TERMS

UTERUS

the organ responsible for child carriage, menustruation

Menustruation

the monthly periods you get

menopause

the stoppage of monthly bleeding in elderly woman

Ovary- the organ that carries your eggs

fallopian tube -- the pipe like staructure that carries sperm from ovary to uterus for pregnancy

vagina-- the canal of child birth and monthly bleeding

eggs or ova -- the structure when fertilized with sperm and are acrried to uterus for embryo formation

infertility-- inability to concieve