WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: Question for Dr. Post hyst cycles?

Re: Question for Dr. Post hyst cycles?

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:25:51 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Gina wrote: >
>Hello Dr. M,
>I have a question for myself and several other women on the
>hystersisters site I belong to. I had a total LAVH hysterectomy on
>8/12/99 and on 9/15/99 had my ovaries and tubes removed also (lap). I
>use progesterone cream for menopause symptoms and it works great, I am
>very happy with that (I can't take estrogen).
>What I'd like to know is...why am I still having cycles even though I no
>longer have ovaries or a uterus? I still get back-aches, irritable, pain
>in area of ovaries as if having cramps, around the time of when my
>menstrual cycle would be?
>Several other women on our board are having the same phenomenon and
>we're all wondering if this is normal? And why or how it happens?
>Thanks,
>Gina

Without ovaries, you already know that you can't have cycles. Now, why do you get symtoms mimcking cycles? I have no patients with this complaint (that I'm aware of) and have never read anything on it. I'd have to assume (total guess) that similar to the phantom limb syndrome (cut off a limb and the brqain still feels pain from time to time), this might be called phantom cycle syndrome. The brain/hormone setup responsible for the cycles when you had your ovaries is still working.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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