You should watch this video Female Anatomy Video, sex, orgasm, post-menopausal hysterectomy, uterus, video, hersfoundation.org . It's brutally honest about what a hysterectomy entails. It is on the side of being anti-hysterectomy (and for good reason!) but it's important you watch it so you know how this will affect you because gyno's will not tell you this stuff. They sell you the *good* points - no more periods, no more babies and hey, if we take your cervix you won't even have to worry about cervical cancer anymore either. I'm not posting to convince you not to go ahead with it, but just so you know what will happen and what you *might* experience afterwards. The HERS Foundation that made this video does a lot of work with women post-hysterectomy and helping them deal with the health issues they have had post surgery. So they are advocates for not having the surgery but their information is unbiased and something you won't get from a Dr. Good luck with your decision.