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Re: menstruating, post oophorectomy
From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:17:57 -0500 (CDT)

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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.

You can possibly have "ovarian remnant syndrome" where although your ovaries were removed, remnants remained.
The human body is one interesting machine!

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