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Re: Post-Oophorectomy questionFrom: 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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