Hysterectomy for pcos
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Hysterectomy is not standard treatment for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is a disorder that stems from the ovaries. Removing your uterus will not cure PCOS. First line treatment for PCOS often includes combined hormone therapy a.k.a "birth control pills" , weight loss, evaluation for endocrine disorders such as diabetes and in the event of hirsutism (male hair pattern) spironolactone. Removal of the ovaries in the reproductive age women is associated.
Thyroid hormones and estrogen go hand-in-hand for many of us. I was just the opposite - had an ovary removed for PCOS in '96, thyroid cancer in '03, other ovary removed for PCOS (huge, hemorrhagic cysts) in '06 and ongoing fibrocystic breast disease.
All are fed by hormones (either thyroid hormones or estrogen) and many, many of us on the forum have these problems.
I have PCOS & HS. These are both incurable conditions that doctors struggle with. Recently I read that the same thing that helps PCOS may help HS and now I'm looking for links in my family history.
My grandmother had a hysterectomy, and she has diabetes
My mother and two of her sisters have hyperactive thyroid
I have PCOS, HS, & I am pre diabetic.
Any help on any medical connections between these 5 conditions?
Well, there really is no "cure" for PCOS because it will always be there no matter what. I mean yes a total hysterectomy would make PCOS go away, but your only 23 years old. As for tests to confirm PCOS, well blood tests are normally more effective then unltrasounds because you need to check to see if any of your hormones are abnormal. There are plenty of women who have cysts that do not turn into PCOS. Most cysts with PCOS are tiny and ALLOT in the ovaries...not one.
As for hysterectomy and influence on hormones...I have no idea. Perhaps it's the influence on your facial hair. If not, I would think a look into Testosterone & Dhea-s (or perhaps Testosterone alone would suffice.) P.C.O.S. can cause hirsutism (and a number of women who suffer hypothyroidism, also have PCOS). As can adrenal problems.
I would ask your doctor to take a look into your hormones (Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone...), if only to put your mind at ease.
I am 38 now but I was 34 when I had a total hysterectomy in 2006. I was @ 26 when I found out that I had PCOS and what that ment for me. I was devistated, but once I came to terms with being childless I was ok with that and was even better when the Dr. finally told me she was doing a complete hysterectomy on me. There are pros and cons but you have to wiegh that for yourself.
ve been in and out of gyneacologist for 3 years. I have been diagnosed with PCOS (so that would be lack of periods) and mild case of Endometriosis (so thats heavy and long periods)...Unlucky for me, according to the doctors, its not a combination which they see all the time.
Last year they put me on Depo for one shot (I was previously on depo for 3 years about, and when my last shot finished 3 years ago i had my bleed straight away). Anyway...
i have a few diff female problems. well i have dealing with female problems for 3 years. i have had 3 surgers in the past 2 and half years. i really want a hystrectmy. i think i need one really bad. i have been dealing wth endomitriousis. ovarian cyst. dermoid cyst. and pcos. i had suregery 3 months ago. my pain has come back and it is really bad. so this tells me that i need surgery again. but every time i do a laporscopy surgery my issues come right back.
ovary or possibly doing a hysterectomy. Right now lots of questions and lots of research for me to do. I am 32, sorta young to go through menopause,but if it takes the pain away that I have, it might be what I choose.
After suffering from endometriosis and pcos for many years I have been thinking about getting a hysterectomy. My question is for people in my same situation. Was it worth it? Being 33 and facing a childless life is sad but after 18 years of suffering I feel I have no choice. My symptoms are getting way worse and with the pcos all the weight gain in my mid-section is embarrassing...people mistake me for being pregnant. I heard you can gain more weight with a hysterectomy though.
help some symptoms. I still have PCOS even though I have had a hysterectomy but seems to have very little effect now...yeah, the unwanted hair is still there and the weight is always a challenge. I even had gastric bypass 6 years ago and lost 175 pounds.
Even though I went through lots of "bad" situations with PCOS, doesn't mean you will & I hope your DR will have some good info for you to help. Let me know if you need to talk.
Before MRI of adrenals is done, we usually like to make a diagnosis of an adrenal problem.....but with the high DHEA-s it's reasonable to go ahead with imaging.....that being said, would look at 24 hour urine free-cortisol to see if this is Cushing's syndrome. Another common cause of these labs is PCOS.
Being hypothyroid with normal labs is not causing/contributing to the other signs/symptoms.
Doc wants to do a partial hysterectomy because of my high risk for uterine cancer but want to hold off a year or so unless there is an emergency of course. So we will be doing a tubal for now, for those ladies that had tubals did it make the Pcos worse? I was warned it could but wanted to hear from women that had it done.
Thanks!
I do not have diabetes . My Dr put me on metformin to control pcos symptoms. I was never tested for pcos, just told I have it because I was showing signs of menopause and too much testosterone. This is my complete meds and diagnosis .... zoloft 50mg anxiety, levothyroxine .25mcg hypothyroidism, and metformin 1500mg pcos. Zoloft works 85% of the time. I just don't feel like my anxiety is mental . I feel like it only comes during hormonal changes.
Were you told to come back in a month or so for a recheck? It seems hysterectomy can impair ovarian function and possibly increase the likelihood of cysts but they're still likely nothing serious. Do you by any chance have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)?
Before even being diagnosed with PCOS, I was diagnosed with endometriosis at 17 years old with the doctor calling for me to have a total hysterectomy but I refused because I knew I was called to be a Momma. God has worked 2 miracles of being into my life, and I'm praying and believing for 2 little girls someday. I'm regards to this period, it feels like a full fledged really painful cramping period like what I experienced during the endometriosis.
Okay this is really hard for me to talk about because these are symptoms I have always covered with clothing, make up, shaving, hair styles etc....
But I recently went in to the doctor to have my hormones checked. I had a hysterectomy last year due to cancer, I had both cervix and uterus removed but kept my ovaries. Anyway so I went in to the doctor and had my lab work done everything was with in the normal range except my testosterone which was double almost triple the normal amount.
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