Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. After a hysterectomy, menstruation and pregnancy are ceased. Oophorectomy (removal of ovaries) and salpingectomy (removal of fallopian tubes) may be surgically performed as well. It is a form of permanent sterilization.

If a woman were to retain her ovaries, she could still have biological children by donating her eggs.

See also

• Hysterectomy scar
• Castration
• Caesarean section

The following tags are aliased to this tag: cervix_removal and uterus_removal (learn more).

This tag implicates castration (learn more).

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