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Re: About leaving the ovaries intact.... From: William D. McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net) Sun, 7 Mar 1999 13:08:50 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: William D. McIntosh, MD: "Re: Hysterectomy - a question about HRT" Previous message: William D. McIntosh, MD: "Re: Clitoral atrophy" In reply to: B.: "About leaving the ovaries intact...." At Sat, 6 Mar 1999, B. wrote: > >I just read a statement on the internet (lost the address) that when a >hysterectomy is performed and the ovaries are left in the body, there is >a 50% chance that the ovaries will fail within 5 years. Is this just >some wild overstatement, or does the data support this statistic? That >seems incredibly high to me. Thanks in advance for your comments. > >-- >B. Smith > I think that this is very much an overstatement. Ovarian failure rarely occurs at the time of hysterectomy, but after that, they should last pretty much as long as they would have without hysterectomy. I have seen some authorities suggest that they might fail a little early, but I cannot confirm that. Certainly, 50% failure in 5 years is grossly higher than I would expect. -- William D. McIntosh, MD Clarksville, TN This is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace consultation and examination by your physician or other health care provider. Next message: William D. McIntosh, MD: "Re: Hysterectomy - a question about HRT" Previous message: William D. McIntosh, MD: "Re: Clitoral atrophy" In reply to: B.: "About leaving the ovaries intact...."

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