Hysterectomy and the menopause

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Avatar f tn ll want you to try a ton of different birth control pills and meds, and estrogen-stopping meds before you get the hysterectomy, because the hysterectomy is permanent, and even at 39, they don't think we can make our own decisions regarding having children or reproductive health. Get the cysts removed if they don't clear up with your next period, or if they are masses, but remember that the more surgeries you have, the more scar tissue you'll get. (Totally a double-edged sword here.
212059 tn?1292938529 I've read several posts indicating that pvc's tend to calm down after menopause. I am 44 years old and have had PVC's for close to 20 years. Now that I am peri-menopausal my number of daily pvc's has increased from 50 to 100 per day to 2,000 to 5,000 per day. I just found out that I have stage 4 endometriosis requiring a hysterectomy. I will be instantly thrown into menopause. Will my pvc's end? I'm just wondering if this has happened to anyone else.
Avatar n tn (Just the uterus removed?) A total hysterectomy means you would have had the ovaries removed also, and would have gone through menopause at that time. I don't think estradiol will make you gain weight. It might even help you lose a little, or at least make your abdomen seem less bloated.
Avatar n tn I agree with Old_before_my_time...I would avoid hysterectomy if at all possible...one of my biggest regrets is that surgery! It changed me in so many ways and not for the good...it has led me to many more surgeries and hormone troubles, thyroid troubles, adrenal troubles, sex troubles...the only good is the not having a period, but it weakens the structure of the pelvis so you may trade what your dealing with now for pelvic organ prolapse...
Avatar f tn c and endometrial ablation and all have failed. Fibroids have returned and my uterus is about the 16 week point now. I am scheduled for surgery in 3 weeks and quite honestly I cant wait. I have done all the things I can, short of hormones (cant take due to blood clots that formed in my lungs 5 years ago). I hope that your doctor can find a way to do a hysterectomy for you so you can end all this pain and help you to enjoy your life again.
Avatar f tn i am now beginning to wonder if the hot flashes are related to the thyroid and not menopause. Would taking a brand name rather than a generic drug help? I do not take any other drugs and don't have any other medical issues. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Avatar f tn i am past menopause. the dr is going to do a complete hysterectomy on me. will i go through menopause again. how will i feel emotionally and physically. i have adhesions so they have to open me up. please help me. i have an ovarian cyst and a thickened endometrium.
Avatar n tn When the ovaries slow down or stop functioning (as in a total hysterectomy) then you go into menopause. I am in menopause and dealing with hot flashes daily. My sister had chemo and radiation for breast cancer. Chemo targets fast growing cells which includes cancer cells, ovaries, and hair (which explains why you go bald). She is now in full blown menopause. So, anyway if your ovaries have been removed you will be in menopause unless you take hormones (estrogen) daily.
1073454 tn?1317494199 I was fortunate in that I did not lose ovaries until after completing a natural menopause so I do not have the wisdom of experience to share with you. Others have prevented early menopause by hormone replacement. There's a patch that some have used with good results. All the other symptoms you mentioned can be prevented with a good hormone replacement until you are closer to a natural menopause age.
Avatar n tn I was curious, in general, has anyone noticed menopausal symptoms being more severe and earlier onset due to taking synthroid and having a hysterectomy? I have 3 sisters and we are all close in age... 53, 52, 51 and 50. I am the only one who appears to have started meno and I have had very strong symptoms. My sisters say none of them have really started yet.
Avatar n tn are you saying your uterus is removed but not your ovaries? The definition of menopause is that your periods are gone and have been gone for a year. But if your uterus is removed, you would not have periods. But I think that what you are asking is whether your ovaries will stop functioning and stop making estrogen and whatever else and you will begin to have menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and dry skin.
Avatar f tn I just concerned about breast cancer, cervical cancer and ovarian cancer and I honestly want and Complete Hysterectomy. I had a tubal ligation in 2006 and even my 4th GYN was a little concerned about me going through menopause a little early. I forgot to mentioned I had a total thyroidectomy this year 8/2010 and my body and health has not been right since the surgery.
Avatar f tn Unless you go onto hormones, you will have instant menopause symptoms. You can google "menopause" for the list.
Avatar f tn However for this you need to consult your Doctor. Also a healthy diet and regular exercise will help keep weight in control and also help with the tiredness. Supplements of multi-vitamins can be taken. Hope this helps. The answer is based on information provided. Exact advice is not possible without a proper examination and investigations. You are requested to consult your Doctor. Take care and keep us posted.
Avatar f tn If your uterus and cervix were removed (total hysterectomy) and you did not have cervical cancer then you should not need any more pap smears. Ovary removal (oophorectomy) has nothing to do with it.
Avatar f tn I am just wondering what other women have experienced with having a complete hysterectomy and the symptoms of menopause. I read that the menopause systems are worse for women with having surgical menopause then entering it as a normal menopause. Thanks.
Avatar f tn and cysts on the right ovary..after some consideration I opted for a hysterectomy..the pain from the andeo and cysts was really interfering with my life..it ended up being a good decision because my ovary was engulfed in scar tissue and attached to my bowels... Honestly its quite a decision and the medically induced menopause is not easy..you are at the age of approaching menopause anyways..atleast peri or pre menopause..Your overall symptoms sound likely to be very painful..
Avatar m tn For one, you were not told the truth about ovarian function after hysterectomy. There is a good chance (about 40%) that the ovaries will fail after hysterectomy due to the loss of blood flow. But even women who appear to have "normal" ovarian function after hysterectomy suffer with they same symptoms as you. It is a myth that the uterus is disposable after childbearing. It has hormonal, anatomical, skeletal, and sexual functions.
Avatar f tn I had laproscopic hysterectomy 7 yrs ago, I'm 43good now. Never took any medicine or hormones after. No problems. Now I'm having miserable hot flashes and night sweats. Is this menopause?
Avatar f tn So now my doctor Says we can do a partial hysterectomy, removing the cervix and uterus and the tubes but leaving the ovaries. I have no history of any cancer is in my family. Says we can do a partial hysterectomy, removing the cervix and uterus and the tubes but leaving the ovaries. I have no history of any cancer is in my family. My doctor did not say anything about an organ prolapse for any long-term potential risks.
491716 tn?1211048106 Those common symptoms of menopause are due to an imbalance of hormones between the gonads (which are now producing much less progesterone) and the adrenal gland, which now needs to take up the slack and begin the produce the now needed progesterone. If this doesn't happen, a woman will become Estrogen Dominant. And that can develop into many other health concerns.
Avatar n tn (YAY) My hormones were unaffected by the ablasion. But I was already in the process of menopause in the first place, so I still had to (have to - still in menopause) deal with that. My sister opted for a hysterectomy. She dealt with the sudden menopause at first with human hormones. That was expensive, though, and she eventually went cold turkey and let her body get used to no estrogen. The baloon ablasion was not bad at all. In retrospect, I might have chosen to have a hysterectomy.
Avatar n tn It seems that the amount of Estrone your body pumps out is not always enough and so the body makes more fat to make more estrone and this is where the cycle seems to continue. Lifestyle seems to play a big hand in all this. Diet, exercise seem to matter even more at this point. The question I have always wondered about is how women who do not take hormones manage their lives. Is it such an individualized thing to need a higher level of hormonal help?
Avatar n tn So, what never should have happened again, affective illness (postpartum psychosis after the birth of B____) has happened again as a more severe case of affective illness because of the combination nontargeted embolization of the ovaries from the UAE and induced menopause (hysterectomy). The only reason she had the hysterectomy was to eliminate the fibroid, because the UAE did not work.
Avatar f tn Thanks for the reply. I had a partial hysterectomy at 40 and now I'm 49. I have had several of the thyroid test ran at the hospital. The first time in the beginning of 2007 I had the test run everyting was within the normal range. After gaining almost 20 pounds in a course of about 4 weeks my doctor sent me to a thyroid specialist and he had the test range again and also did a biopsy befor prescribing the medicine. So now I'. wondering if it's worth it taking the meds.
Avatar n tn From what I understand though, there are other cancers us women can get. One would be cancer of the vulva and the other would be cancer of the vagina. That's all I know. I don't know how the doctors would diagnose something like what I mentioned.