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Re: ***hystorectomy, partial or whole???***

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 24 Sep 2000 08:11:27 -0500 (CDT)

At Sat, 23 Sep 2000, heather wrote: >
>My mother will be getting a hystorectomy soon, and she is wondering what
>will be better.... To get her ovaries taken out, or to keep them in.
>She already has very heavy periods and the PMS to go along with it. I
>thought that maybe if she took them out she wouldn't have the PMS
>(depressed, angry, sad) so bad because of the loss of hormone's. Is
>this true? Which is better for those symptoms?

Heather

How old is your mom? I usually suggest having ovaries out if you are over 45, leave them in if under 40, and your choice if between. Hope thishelps., 

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.


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