Can you have intercourse after hysterectomy?

After hysterectomy for uterine cancer, it is recommended to have intercourse after 2-3 months of full recovery after surgery. However, it should also be judged on a specific basis. Endometrial cancer and cervical cancer, which have different scope of surgery, have different effects on intercourse after surgery. Most of endometrial cancers usually do not affect intercourse after recovery, but cervical cancers may sometimes affect intercourse. In most cases of endometrial cancer, simple hysterectomy with lymph node dissection and no shortening of the vagina can be performed, which usually does not affect intercourse. However, cervical cancer surgery is very extensive and usually requires extensive hysterectomy, including not only the uterus but also part of the upper vagina, which will cause vaginal shortening after the surgery. However, there is vaginal lengthening surgery nowadays, and some patients can be improved by the surgery. After cervical cancer surgery, it is necessary to choose whether to have radiotherapy or not according to whether there are recurrence and high-risk factors. If there are high-risk factors for recurrence, such as lymph node metastasis, positive cutting edge, positive parametrium, etc., additional radiotherapy is needed after surgery. The vaginal wall will be significantly damaged after radiotherapy, and intercourse may cause pain to the patient, thus affecting the harmony of intercourse. In addition, we should pay attention to not to have intercourse too early after surgery, which may induce postoperative infection and tumor recurrence, etc. We should follow the doctor’s instruction and go to hospital for regular review. Pay attention to the hygiene of intercourse, do not be violent and too frequent. If abnormal conditions occur, you should go to the hospital for examination in time to avoid delaying the treatment.