Post-Surgical Effects in Women on The Internal Reproductive Organ

AUTHOR(S)

Mari Jane Cairel Andaya

ABSTRACT

This study determined the extent of post-surgical effects of surgery on internal reproductive organ among women during the year 2010 to 2012. Descriptive research design was utilized and questionnaire as the data gathering tool, The study sought to determine the following: 1) Profile of the respondents in terms of age, civil status, religious affiliation, monthly family income, highest educational attainment, length of stay in the hospital and support system during the surgery; 2) Extent of post-surgical effects of surgery on internal reproductive organ among women along physiological, psychological, social and economic aspects; 3) Significant relationship in the extent of post-surgical effects of surgery on internal reproductive organ among women across their profile variables; and 5) Proposed post-operative health teachings to alleviate the problems encountered by the respondents.
There were 50 post-operative women respondents. Analyses of the collected data were done through the use of various statistical tools namely frequency counts, percentages, weighted means, and chi-square. The following are the findings based on the specific problems posed in this research study. The respondents are mostly aged 34-41, married, Christians. and with a monthly family income of Php21,000 to 30,000. Consequently, majority of them have finished tertiary education. Meanwhile, on their stay in the hospital lasted for 4 to 6 days and their friends served as their support system during the surgery.
Based from the aforementioned findings, the following conclusions were drawn: The postoperative women are dominated by middle adults, Christian, having their own family, with an average family income, college graduates, confined less than a week in the hospital after surgery and has significant others as their support system during the surgery. Women who had undergone the surgery are greatly affected with the effects of surgery since it causes them anxiety due to disturbed body image. Women in their advancing age have higher possibility to have reproductive problems especially when they do not submit for a regular check-up. The proposed health teachings are intended to alleviate problems encountered by patients and will enlighten them on such occurrence of reproductive problems.
In view of the above conclusions, the following recommendations are offered. Women particularly of reproductive age must submit for check-up for early detection of a disease and to monitor their well-being. Women should undergo awareness seminar for them to cope up with the effects of surgery of the reproductive organs. They must allot a medical budget so as to be ready in case an unexpected disease condition thereby minimizing the effects of surgery. The proposed health teachings should be considered to alleviate the problems encountered by the post-operative women. Future studies should be conducted to explore other variables in a wider perspective.