Hysterectomy, partial
Surgical removal of the uterus but not the cervix. Also known as subtotal hysterectomy.
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- Hysterectomy, subtotal
The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial hysterectomy or supracervical hysterectomy.
- Hysterectomy, total
Complete surgical removal of the uterus including the cervix. Also known as complete ‘hysterectomy.
- Hysterectomy, vaginal
Removal of the uterus through a surgical incision, not of the abdomen but, within the vagina. With a vaginal hysterectomy, the scar is not outwardly visible. A vaginal hysterectomy is in contrast to an abdominal hysterectomy.
- Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)
A hysterosalpingogram imaging test that is used to examine the cavity of the uterus and Fallopian tubes. In a hysterosalpingogram, dye (called contrast material) is injected through a tube inserted through the vaginal into the uterus. A series of x-ray pictures are taken as the dye moves through the uterine cavity and out through the […]
- Hysteroscopy
A procedure to see inside the uterus (the womb) using a viewing scope that is inserted into the vagina up through the cervix into the uterus.