The main difference between a partial and subtotal uterine removal is the extent of the removal and whether or not you get your period after the surgery. When people say that the uterus is cut in half, they usually mean that a part of the uterus is removed because of a disease such as adenomyosis or fibroids, and the patient still retains about half of the uterine tissue. Subtotal hysterectomy is when the body of the uterus is removed during surgery and only the cervix is preserved due to a more extensive uterine lesion or uterine hemorrhage. Women of childbearing age who have half of their uterus removed will usually have normal menstrual periods because some uterine tissue remains. Patients with subtotal hysterectomy will usually not menstruate again because the uterine body has been removed. Individuals of childbearing age who have a small amount of endometrial tissue remaining at the cervical tissue after subtotal hysterectomy will still have a small amount of menstruation each month.