I think if you are considering going so far as a hysterectomy, you might be able to work with your doctor first to imitate the effects of a
hysterectomy by using drugs to turn off your hormones
for a while, to see if it makes a difference. It wouldn't surprise me if part of the package is the ovaries, but it would surprise me if that is *all* of the picture. It seems like the triggers for hormones and hormone swings also have to come from the brain.