Re: ovaries removal/Laurie

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Thank you so much for your advice, Laurie!

As I'm only 38, so far from natural menopause, I'll think so much about

ovaries removal.

I also worry about that.

I'll talk about others alternatives with my gyn. But I'm prone to do

anything before think in a more radical decision as removal, like you said

there's no turning back.

Could be possible that during all the test that I must do, something come

back more clear about a conclusive dx.

By the way, I think that exploratory videolaparoscopy will help anyway.

All the best,

Liane

you wrote:

Hi Liane,

I am probably not going to give you what you are looking for but I

want to acknowledge your post so you don't feel neglected (lol).

I am 43, no kids, married, no menstrual problems but have had

one ovary removed because of a burst cyst that caused the ovary

to twist. I cannot address the surgically induced menopause but

I can say that when I lost the one ovary I had hormonal problems

the first two years - very irregular cycles, hot flashes and mood

swings. Now I am more " normal " but probably going through

peri-menopause. I am sure you will have the opportunity to

discuss this with your surgeon - all the risks / benefits and

medical management, etc. I have heard that abrupt menopause

that is surgically or chemically induced can hit harder than the

normal menopause but this can be regulated by medication

(they usually slap a patch on you as soon as surgery is over).

Any surgery is a hard decision to make, especially when you

remove organs - there is no turning back. But you have to

consider how you feel today and worry about future

consequences as they come - so to say. That is how my

surgeon explained it to me. Take what is facing you now, and

deal with the future as it happens. Because you can never

predict the outcome and if you have the right medical team, there

are always options (plan B's so to say). But then, he ran off to

afghanistan - so what does he really know! lol - (Just trying to

make you laugh - I know that this is serious and I do not mean to

make light of it)

Laurie