WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2001: Re: Have been Wondering.

Re: Have been Wondering.

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Feb 2001 17:50:14 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Cecil wrote: >
>I was wondering, I had a hysterectomy Oct. 23,1999. It will be two years
>this Oct. I didnt get my ovaries taken out but the rest they removed. I
>had a sling put in my urethra, cuz they said it was kinked. I also had my
>rectum fixed. I have 5 children all the natural way and i guess
>everything was coming down, I could see my bladder when i looked up into
>my vagina. Sometimes when i would sneeze it would come down. When i had
>my periiod it would also come down more than usual. That is why I had a
>hysterectomy. Well i wanted to ask does a hysterectomy effect hair? I
>used to have beautiful thick hair. Now I have terrible thin hair, though
>everyone still thinks its nice my children noticed it also that it looks
>thin and shaggy looking. The texture is definately not the same. I am
>not on a hormone replacement. Is this suppose to happen? I had my
>thyroid checked also and i gained some weight along with this surgery. Is
>all this normal. My main concern is my hair.
> Thank you,
> Sandra

Sandra, With your ovaries left in and working, the surgery should not have any effect on your hair. The thyroid check was a good idea. You may want to check with a dermatologist-you may have a primary dermatologic problem... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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