WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2002: Re: prophylactic oophrectomy

Re: prophylactic oophrectomy

From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:40:35 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Jennifer wrote: >
>I am 45 years old and I am going to be having a hysterectomy soon due to bleeding problems and pain and pressure from a prolapsed uterus. My doctor thinks I should also have my ovaries removed at this time due to my age , so as to prevent ovarian cancer. I do not have a family history of ovarian or breast cancer, but my mother did die from colon cancer. She also had bladder cancer previously that was a different kind of cancer. (not a metastasis). My ovaries seem to be working fine at this time. Do you think I should have them removed? Jennifer

Hi Jennifer!

This is such a dilemma and I will offer you my dealings on the subject.

My sister had Stage IIIC ovarian cancer. She is one year out of treatment and seems to be doing well. She takes Estradiol for HRT. She had everything removed, of course.

My sister had a history of endometriosis and did take the drug danazol that in March the University Of Pittsburgh (Dr. Ness) has linked this drug to ovarian cancer. So, in a nutshell..she had few things that could/may have contributed to her disease.

I have gone to cancer counseling at Georgetown in D.C. One oncologist told me to have my ovaries prophylactically removed due to my sister (I am 42..no kids) but was told i would have to go on HRT due to my age. I had yet another oncologist tell me to hang on to my ovaries because HRT etc. will open up another "can of worms." He told me this a year ago, before the HRT report was released.

As you know, ovaries do more than give you babies. It regulates many things..I am hanging on to mine, getting monitored with a transvaginal sonogram every 3 months.

Good luck..it is a tough decision.

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