Side Effects of Surgery for Cervical Cancer
Side effects of surgery for cervical cancer depend on the type of surgery used, the stage of the cancer, and your desire to preserve fertility. Your surgeon and gynecologic oncologist will explain the possible side effects of your surgery.
Most surgical treatments for cervical cancer include removing the uterus and cervix (total hysterectomy). Having a hysterectomy means you will no longer be able to become pregnant.
Screening Benefit According to Age
Cervical cancer mortality, usually occurring among unscreened women, increases with age, with the maximum mortality for white women between the ages of 45 and 70 years and for black women in the 70s.[1,2] (Also available online.) Mortality among women with negative Papanicolaou (Pap) screening is low at all ages. Screening by Pap testing with associated diagnostic testing and treatment is effective in reducing the incidence of all histologies and stages of invasive cervical cancer.[3] The benefit...
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Surgery to the lower abdomen may cause difficulty with urination or bowel problems, such as constipation or diarrhea. Your ability to have or enjoy sexual intercourse may also be affected.
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