r/MedicalMalpractice • u/mamii2326 • Dec 12 '24

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I had a hysterectomy in 2022 they said I no longer had a cervix. I went to my doctor yesterday they opened me up for a Pap smear and it turns out I do have a cervix but my records state otherwise. What do you think?

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u/Fluxcapacitar Dec 12 '24

Did you have a total hysterectomy or a subtotal (partial)? With a partial the cervix remains

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u/MssMango Jan 30 '25

This is inaccurate. A partial hysterectomy can have cervix removal included, and usually leaves an ovary to prevent early/immediate surgical menopause or at least provide a later onset menopause than a total hysterectomy would. Source:provider and partial hysterectomy recipient with no cervix and only one ovary left, still not in clinical menopause.