... after hysterectomy for endo to mitigate the risk of stimulating any remaining endo. ... (7 replies)
... I'm sorry for your losses. Estrogen is very important for many espects of a woman's health. A woman with all her parts will produce hormones from her ovaries at least into her 80's. Contrary to what we're led to believe, the ovaries do not shut down at menopause. ... (7 replies)
... I had a total hysterectomy at age 32. ... (7 replies)
... I am 27 years and had a complete hysterectomy just over 2 weeks ago. I am of course sad about never having the ability to have a child. My main concern is my hormone levels. ... (7 replies)
... I had a vaginal hysterectomy in 1992, they took everything except the ovaries. If there is nothing wrong with the ovaries, leave them in, you need those hormones running around in your body, they do a lot for you. I never felt the menopause thing the way some people do. ... (5 replies)
... He had also referred me to an oncologist. The oncologist said he couldn't tell if it was cancer from the transvaginal ultrasound and the CT scan report. ... (14 replies)
... I'm by no means an expert on endometriosis and know nothing about fibriods but I thought the endometriosis flare ups were caused by the hormones your body creates during ovulation. ... (2 replies)
... I'm by no means an expert on endometriosis and know nothing about fibriods but I thought the endometriosis flare ups were caused by the hormones your body creates during ovulation. ... (2 replies)
... Forgive my long story, I'm new. At 40 I started missing a couple of periods, went in, and my FSH showed me in menopause! Shock in itself. Tried several hormones over 5 years, and had high blood pressure from some of them or they didn't work, etc. ... (2 replies)
... cm fibroid removed a year ago and had felt mortified at my potbelly for 4years as it grew bigger till diagnosed. ... (1 replies)
... sting 2 hr .I know during the last surgry open one they saw edno on my bladder bur remove some afraid to damage it .I feel sick thinking that edno is back i take hormones prameren 1.25 mg because no overies but also the estrogen cosing endo to came back . ... (2 replies)
... Hi dear.You really need to think about hysterectomy because nothing is easy about that .I take primeryn 1.25 mg daily after hysterectomy and is never the same i miss my own hormones .WE have the organs for reason ,you think of hysterectomy only if there is no other choice . ... (14 replies)
... You could still get many years vital hormones out of those ovaries so unless there is something obviously wrong with them, there is no reason to have them removed. ... (11 replies)
... That was what I had asked, too. What I've decided (for me) is that no matter what I chose, I figured I'd second guess my decision. That is just how I operate. I finally decided to keep my ovaries because:
1) I had no good, compelling reason to get rid of them
2) doctor said my cancer risk was very small (smaller than the cervical cancer risk and that was a tee-niny chance... (11 replies)
... Robin63
Please do not let her take your ovaries if there isn't anything wrong with them. You will be in hormonal hell if you do!
I had a LAVH, I had fibroids, had to have my bladder tied up & my rectum had fallen into my vagina (dr. didn't know this until he got in there)
I had no problems at all after the surgery, the wait to have it done is what is scarey! I did not... (11 replies)
... the uterus and cervix HAD to go. My ovaries were fine. ... (11 replies)
... I am a 25 year old, 4 time cancer survivor. As a result I have a lot of long term effects of radiation and chemotherapy including epilepsy, slightly abnormal heart, scoliosis, headaches, allergies, and hormones that are completely out of control. ... (4 replies)
... Whoa...back up Jack. She is wanting to obtain a hysterectomy and she is only 21? ... (5 replies)
... Anything less than 1 cm is normal and anything more requires an endometrial biopsy to check for abnormal cells. ... (8 replies)
... searching through medical libraries, talking personally to authors and experts on hormone therapies, and the list goes on. I can offer you some basic info here. The books by Dr. ... (17 replies)
