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Re: menstruating, post oophorectomy

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:10:25 -0500 (CDT)

At Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Pam wrote: >
>I have had two surgeries for removal of ovaries, one in 1976 and a
>second one in 2000. I anticipated surgical menopause after the second
>surgery, but instead I continued to menstruate every month. I know it
>is menstruation because I have a monthly progesterone spike. What I'm
>trying to figure out is how I could still be menstruating after having
>two ovaries removed. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

At least part of one of them was left, causing you to have Ovarian Remnant Syndrome (ORS). Why were the ovaries removed and the uterus left behind? That is a little unusual. 

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