WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: ? hormone imbalance after unilateral oopherectomy

Re: ? hormone imbalance after unilateral oopherectomy

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:43:59 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Helena wrote: >
>I am 29 years old and had my left ovary and tube removed when I was 12
>due to torsion and necrosis. I had no follow up after this but in
>retrospect have been experiencing depression and intermittent flushes
>for periods since them. All of the information I have found states that
>the remaining overy ususally takes over from the one that has been
>removed but is it possible for this to not happen effectively, how would
>I find out if this is the case and what should I do?

Helena, The first question I would ask is are your cycles regular. If so, then that remaining ovary is functioning appropriately. If that is not the case, the you could simply check an FSH, which would tell if your estrogen production is appropriate from the remaining ovary... Lynn

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

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