r/FTMHysto

So as a trans person I obviously don’t align with the gender I was assigned at birth. I was born female and because of this I of course have the female anatomy.

I’m from Victoria, Australia and I was wondering if anybody knows how I can successfully get a full hysterectomy here without any issues or complaints. I’ve never wanted kids, never have never will, Im also a lesbian so it’s not like I have a male partner that wants kids (would break up even if he did)
I hate getting a period and the continuous crap that comes along with a menstrual cycle, it brings me nothing but annoyance and anxiety and makes me extremely dysmorphic, so I don’t think it’s an unfair decision to want my entire uterus gone.
And side note, I should be allowed to get a hysterectomy just because I want one, I shouldn’t have to justify my decision.

So my question is, does anybody know any Victorian based doctors/surgeons that would do a hysterectomy on me, no questions asked?

I want to get a vnectomy with hysto becaude of atrophy, but I plan on doing phallo and I know surgeons tend to want to use v tissue for UL. But wouldnt that tissue atrophy down the line too? Would I need to use estriol cream on my genitals forever then? Does anyone know of an alternative for UL?

Hi. About five weeks ago I had a colpectomy (also called a vaginectomy or vnectomy) combined with a hysterectomy, robot-assisted. It stopped bleeding, and since it didn't feel right from the start (no pain there, it didn't feel like it was scabbing at all), I needed to know what had actually been done and I explored. I was aware they would leave about 2cm of mucosal lining near the exit, but there appears to be about 8-10 cm left, which is definitely not supposed to happen. It doesn't feel like scar tissue. It still produces the same amount of fluid as it did before surgery.

I don't yet know if the surgeon just didn't do his job and lied about it somehow, or if it healed wrong/the sides just didn't stick together. Neither option logically makes any sense. Neither even seems possible.

Before I got this surgery, they went through a long list of potential complications with me, and I was not told that it would be possible for the vnectomy to simply not work. Has this happened to anyone else? Is it even possible to fix this with a second surgery?

I am distraught and confused and ridiculously dysphoric.

I am nonbinary and I am not on testosterone, and I don't know if lack of atrophy down there may have caused mine to heal differently than anyone else's. I'm sorry if I'm not allowed to post to an ftm subreddit. I'm not very familiar with reddit and I don't know where to find people who might have relevant experience. I can't call the clinic until monday.

In March 2025 I had a full hysto but kept both ovaries. At the time my ovaries looked great, no concerns. About three weeks ago though I started having pretty bad abdominal pain on my left side so I went to the ER, and it turned out my left ovary (which is the one it's less likely to happen to) torsed and died so I had to get that one removed. The right still looked perfect.

Fast forward three weeks to yesterday, and I start feeling the exact same pain again, but on my right side. I show up the ER, and turns out my right ovary also torsed. They were able to save that ovary luckily, but it was too swollen to do an oophoropexy (where they tie it down so it can't torse) so I was told to expect it to happen again. Apparently the follicles on that ovary were very enlarged which is likely what caused it to torse.

Has anyone else had issues with recurrent torsion? It's worrying it's happened to both of my ovaries in the span of three weeks and now I'm really concerned about what to do next. I really want to keep the ovary for fertility and hormone backup, but every doctor has told me at this point I should probably just get it out so I'm really conflicted. I'm also supposed to travel internationally next month and my worst nightmare is it happening again while I'm in another country. I have like 3 or 4 gynecology surgeons talking with each other too because they're all at a loss as to how this suddenly became an issue for me, which is kind of worrying. Just wasn't sure if anyone else has dealt with this too.

TW medical talk about pre op lower anatomy

I had my first appointment to start testosterone yesterday. I have PCOS and was prescribed estrogen to treat it as a teen. I stopped treating it due to dysphoria. I haven't had a period in 8 years and am at a high risk of endometrial cancer due to the PCOS. They are requiring an endometrial biopsy before I can start t. I've been trying to research a way I could do the procedure without it causing me serious harm. I started researching sedation or anesthesia to put me to sleep during the exam. I found that they sometimes use topical anesthesia for an endometrial biopsy. Localized anesthesia has a lot lower risk than being put under. Has anyone had this procedure or a pelvic exam with localized anesthesia. How numb were you? Were you able to feel that you were getting an exam or biopsy there? How effective was it for minimizing harm during the procedure?

i have a hysterectomy consult coming up and while im glad to be making progress the entire process of dealing with healthcare as a genderqueer person has made me extremely distrustful and flat out scared of doctors at this point basically. i feel like i am starting to get short with people too at this point because i feel so defensive which also obviously isnt great. i went to a gynecologist for the first time at age 26 a few a months ago and i spent the entire first half of the appointment having a panic attack in which i was unable to talk because i was terrified that she would touch me. it turned out that wasnt necessary and im trying to remind myself that its not necessary for a consult either but im worried ill have the same thing happen again. i cant handle having anything put inside of me for exams so im expecting to have to go to a few of these before finding a surgeon who is ok with that so i really want to get better about this. does anyone whos dealt with similar levels of anxiety have an tips or advice for how to get through things like this & stay calm? i have already made a list of questions to ask there that i have prepared with my therapist but im worried that wont be enough to help me feel grounded in the situation. i dont really have anyone to go to the appointment with unfortunately so thats not an option either. thanks

Hi just wanted to say I’m booked in for my lanscopic hysterectomy on Monday the 19th May, so in like 4 days. I’m so excited but nervous too, has anyone got any info for what to take with me? I’ve got basic wash stuff some more clean clothes in case and some men’s tena underwear. My surgery is booked in for the afternoon but I’ve to be there for 11am, what happens on the morning? apparently I’m more at risk of deep vein thrombosis for some reason 🤷‍♂️ so they are wanting me to stay overnight, when I had my top surgery I was in recovery a little longer as my breathing was too fast, so I’m panicking about that too, I’m such a nervous person (I wished I wasn’t), what happens when you wake up? Are you able to just get up go to the toilet yourself or do you have a catheter in? I’m excited but yet so nervous, this is something I’ve waited since ages ago so I definitely want it doing, I feel like I’m half way with my surgery’s when I’ve got through this one. How were Poole when they went home? Were you in bed a few days or were you up and walking about?

Thank you guys for helping! I've made a couple posts on here asking for advice and am pursuing a hysterectomy. My doctor got back to me today and said "I believe they approved it" (something along those lines). While I'm very happy, I'm a little nervous with her "I believe" statement, haha. So I'm just curious, has anyone ever been scheduled for a hysto and insurance approved it, but then backed out later on before the surgery? Are they able to do that?

For info, I'm getting the hysto not due to gender dysphoria but for medical reasons. I may have endometriosis and I also shared i was not interested in having children either.

Thank you all!

Hello! I have been taking testosterone for I think 5ish years now. Suddenly, I keep getting a monthly cycle every three weeks.

My gender care doctor is an amazing person. She gave me so many options. My problem is me. I’ve never had an OBGYN appointment due to trauma. I was even offered for them to do an in office on the spot check, and I tried and ended up crying and getting dressed again. It was really embarrassing. She said they could give me mild anesthesia, but that also made me scared since I wouldn’t be conscious during it.

She told me I could get a partial hysterectomy and then be at a less risk for things if I’m not wanting to get wellness checks down there. I initially said no, but I’m experiencing another cycle. I’ve gotten blood labs done and everything, and I’m just tired of this.

My main questions are- if I do a partial hysterectomy, do I have to be in T for the rest of my life? Am I more likely to gain weight or rapidly age? Did this change arousal levels?

I’ve been reading lots of conflicting research online and wanted to see if anyone had first hand experience. This is an embarrassing topic for me but I really want to see others point of view before advocating for the surgery to level everything back out

First time posting here. On April 27th, I (30, he/him) had a laparoscopic total hysterectomy leaving behind just one ovary as a safety precaution in case Tr*mp and his cronies take away my HRT.

From day 2 onward, pain was minimal to nonexistent. I’ve only taken acetaminophen as needed (pain has not been above a 2) pretty much since day 5 or so. My four tiny external incisions are fully closed up. There’s a big bruise on my lower belly that looks pretty gnarly (purple and yellow in color) but is absolutely painless.

Bleeding/spotting was also very mild the first week and almost stopped completely a couple of days ago. Between last night and today, I’ve passed 2-3 small clots. It’s accompanied by some light bleeding and minor cramping (probably a 1-2 pain at most) which I assume is from the stitches dissolving internally. I’m not bleeding heavy enough to cycle through pads every couple of hours so I’ve not been worried about it but I just want to verify with y’all that this new bleeding isn’t a concern.

So I’m 10dpo or so, and tbqh I’ve had a suspiciously easy recovery. Haven’t touched any pain meds stronger than prescribed naproxen and besides bladder spasms on day 2 + general soreness, gas, and pretty significant fatigue I have felt… basically fine?

I’m genuinely struggling to tell how much is too much to do. I went for a longer walk on the beach for the first time since surgery yesterday, probably 20 mins total, and passed out for two hours after but again, didn’t trigger pain or anything. I’ve had some pulling at the abdominal incisions which I’m being careful about, and I think I got a bit worried since my steristrips are coming off a bit and one of my incisions has a small opening where stitches are spitting, but there’s really nothing else.

I’ve cooked for myself here and there, opened car doors, carried things I think under the 10lb limit and haven’t had a huge issue with stairs, but I keep worrying I’ll overdo it without realizing!! I plan do some some walking the next couple days again, in around 1 hour stretches or so. I also have misplaced guilt about lying around all day and having people do everything for me so I’m trying to be mindful of my habit of not getting help when I need it, lol

Did anyone else have a weirdly easy early recovery and struggle with limiting themselves? If my body’s just feeling fine, am I good to keep going as I am?

They were very vague about the compression socks they gave me.. they gave me 3 pairs and said to wear them after the surgery but the morning nurses didnt seem to know how long for

the booklet only says "up to 6 weeks as advised" am I really supposed to wear them daily for the 6 weeks? im back to normal mobility and walking around at this point

So, 2 days ago I had my last pre hysterectomy consultation and I have the surgery scheduled for mid June, however the doctor says I will have to either dilate the V on my own or they won't be able to do laparoscopic and they'll have to do abdominal instead, which they said has more chance for complications and harder recovery and of course a much bigger scar.

For a bit more context, I am a complete virgin in that hole, never had anything in there, since I was a kid I was absolutely disgusted by that part of my body and never wanted to have anything to do with it, to this day it is still the part of me I have the most dysphoria about, since I started testosterone my dysphoria actually lowered slightly, which is why I was actually able to let them try to do an ultrasound they needed, but it was still the first time in probably over 10 years someone else saw me without underwear(I'm 19, I never had a gynecological exam before), anyways they didn't succeed, they had to do an abdominal ultrasound instead, they also tried to go in with just a finger and it didn't fit either.

Due to the fact that with Laparoscopic hysterectomy the uterus and stuff needs to be taken out through the V hole, they need space for that and so without me dilating it, that wouldn't be possible.

I don't really know what to do tbh, I really don't want to make it so I have higher chances for complications, especially since I am planning on doing phallo and I would prefer to limit the amount of stress my body needs to go through, I also don't really wanna deal with that big of a scar there, but I also know that trying to dilate it enough will not be good for my mental health, which is already not the greatest rn and the extra stress of that would probably do really bad stuff to me.

Is it even possible that I dilate it enough in time? The doctor said they need at least 2 fingers space.

I do think that I will at least try to do it, I think long-term the pros much outweigh the cons, and that in the end it will be worth it, as I know having a very visible scar that big will give me dysphoria and it's gonna be there until I'm able to cover it with a tattoo, which is gonna take a while. But I just wanna know if y'all think that it is actually possible to achieve that in time? Cause tbh I don't really know much about all of that and I am pretty worried about that.

Also, has anyone else gone through something similar? It would kinda help to know that I'm not totally alone in this haha

Hi all Tldr : post abdominal hysto, can I not have a post-op consult and try having penetrative sex 12 weeks post op without getting "clearance"?

As summary says, I had abdominal hysto and I'll be 3 months post op at the end of the month. I had the post op with my surgeon 8 days after surgery and that was it, he said I'm all good Ive been back to office work at 10 days, I drove my scooter after 2.5 weeks, ive been back to the gym at around 6 weeks, light/moderate weights I did external sexual stuff I haven't had any bleeding or spotting since All in all, thankfully a typical recovery, only some pain in the stomach here and there where the incision is So, I don't want to go for another post op with a gynecologist and ive never been to one and my surgeon is out of my area rn + i live in a conservative place so as a man i cant exactly ask about having penetrative sex lol... Can I just try having internal sexual stuff or I HAVE to get clearance from a doctor ?

Experiences appreciated Thankss

So I need some advice. I'm a young transman and I've been having severe cramping pain. I've gone to the doctors and they're very confident that I have endometriosis.

The thing is, I'm not sure what surgery I should do. There's two options.

1. Laproscopy with IUD and fallopian tube removal. (This removal is to make sure i won't get pregnant as I'm horrified of the possibility).
2. Full hysterectomy but I keep my ovaries.

I'm not sure what to do exactly. The doctor told me if I do option 1 and I'm still having cramping then we can see what we can do from there (most likely a hysto). If I do option 2, then I don't have the option of an IUD. I'm just not really sure I'd like an IUD in the first place even if I'm under. Plus then I won't have to worry about bleeding/spotting if I get a hysto. But I'm really not too sure, honestly. I don't know if I should go full gun-ho or if I should take it step by step.

I planned on getting a full hysto anyways in the future, especially since I want bottom surgery, so I guess that's something else I'm considering.​ I guess I'm just worried about going full on into something and I need some advice on what might be the best.

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edit: Thank you guys for the help! I think what worried me was just the fact this was coming sooner than expected, as well as the fact I know I'll have some pushback from my family. But I think I'm going to opt for the full hysto. Hopefully I'll be able to get it without any issues and hopefully it'll be soon.

So I help care for a gentleman part time and I’m wondering how long others waited before going back to work as a caregiver.

I don’t lift him up - the things I do is help dress him, push him in his wheelchair, and I will hold down his walker with my arm while he stands up. Putting pressure downward on the walker not lifting. Once in a blue morning I will put my arm under his underarm area for a little bit of support while he stands.

Any feedback appreciate thanks

PS: My surgeon was vague on recovery and said 4-6 weeks but didn’t have time for me to go into detail. I plan to ask again but curious about others experience here. I’m getting laparoscopic

So since this is all coming on rather quickly than I thought (I made a post before asking for advice about my surgery options on this sub about a day ago), I'm now curious about the whole process. My doctor said she'd submit an order today and contact insurance. While I'm waiting, I have some questions.

1. How long is the typical wait time for someone getting a hysto due to endometriosis?

2. What types of surgery is there for hysto? I know there are two kinds, but I forget what the difference is between them.

3. How long is the recovery? I work as a pharmacy tech, which means a lot of running around, stretching, bending, squatting, etc. How long should I request off?

4. What is recovery like? Top surgery was essentially painless for me. It felt like I was sore from doing a hundred pushups the day before. Will it be worse, the same, or better?

5. Was there anything no one talks about that surprised you? Things with recovery, surgery, or after all of it?

6. Is there anything I should bring/have for recovery? Thankfully, I'm more than likely going to be home resting for recovery instead of a hotel like I was for top surgery.

7. Is there anything I shouldn't do during recovery? (Showering, any movement, etc)

If there's anything else you may think of, please mention it! I'm not as well prepared for this as I was my top surgery lol