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Pregnancy After Hysterectomy
I had a hysterectomy but kept my ovaries. Since I am still ovulating, is there any way I could become pregnant? Could I still have a baby?
Pregnancy begins with conception. Conception occurs when a sperm penetrates an egg. In order to penetrate an egg, first of all, a sperm has to reach it.
For those who have their cervix removed, the vagina is closed at the top. Once the vaginal cuff has healed, there is NO WAY for the sperm to reach any eggs the ovaries might still be producing, because there is no longer an “entrance” for sperm to swim through in their quest to reach an egg.
For those who keep their cervix, it is theoretically possible for a sperm to enter the abdominal cavity (where the uterus used to be) and if a renegade egg is present (highly unlikely) the sperm could fertilize it. However, there would be no suitable tissue into which a fertilized egg could implant, and nothing to form a protective sac around a developing embryo. There have been a few rare cases in which women who have had a hysterectomy, but had intact tubes and ovaries, experienced ectopic pregnancies that endangered their lives.
It takes a uterus to produce a viable pregnancy. A woman without a uterus can’t give birth to a baby.
This content was written by staff of HysterSisters.com by non-medical professionals based on discussions, resources and input from other patients for the purpose of patient-to-patient support.
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