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Re: Post-Oophorectomy question

From: Bindi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jan 30 21:36:46 2001


At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, rhonda wrote: >
>I had a hysterectomy at 43 that left me with my overies. I have since
>had a burst ovarian cyst that landed me in the hospital and now have
>tons of pain on the other ovary that the dr. thinks is likely endo. I
>say remove both of my ovaries so i have no more pain! Is that a bad
>idea? As I read these messages it sounds as though keeping the ovaries
>at all costs is what you all recommend. Any comments?
>Rhonda.At Fri, 16 Jul 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>Hi Kate,
>>
>>Your other ovary should make heaps and plenty of estrogen for you. From
>>my experience, I continued to ovulate out of just a remnant of an ovary
>>(everything had been removed, the M.D. missed the small piece of ovary)
>>every month until I was put on continuous BCP's to stop it. The endo
>>was coming back.
>>
>>You might not ovulate right away because sometimes after surgery it
>>takes a while to get back to a normal pattern.
>>
>>Good luck!
>>
>>D.N.
>>
>>At Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Kate wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi, I'm new to the forum and have two questions. My L ovary and tube
>>>were removed 4 weeks ago due to a large, complex endometrial cyst. Still
>>>have uterus and R ovary. (1) will I ovalute every other month now, or
>>>will the R ovary "take over" for each cycle? (2) should I ask my MD to
>>>monitor estrogen levels due to loss of one ovary...I'm concerned about
>>>effects of any sharp estrogen decline. Thanks for any info.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Kate
>>>



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