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Peri menopause with one ovary?

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Now that I'm less than two weeks from having an ovary removed, I've started wondering how having a single ovary left may or may not affect peri menopause symptoms, periods, etc.  Do things really change much, or at all?

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  • Snowbell1975
    Snowbell1975 Guest

    Posted

    Thank you for asking this question. Im a month out from mine as well and its worrying me. I hope it gets better instead of worse!
    • Guest
      Guest Snowbell1975

      Posted

      You know, it did not occur to me to start wondering about any changes until maybe a couple of days ago!  I feel like I'm losing my mind with all the peri symptoms and suddenly just thought, hey, I'll only have one ovary!  If nothing else, I'd love to regain some mental clarity.  
    • Snowbell1975
      Snowbell1975 Guest

      Posted

      I hear you. Today was challenging to say the least. Feeling all out of sorts, blah, dizzy, difficulty breathing, had a low grade fever in the afternoon. I pray it gets better after the ovary is out.
  • gentleballads
    gentleballads Guest

    Posted

    hi elixabeth

    ive also been wondering if i had my uterus removed and if necesassary my ovaries then are my symptoms going to get worse than they already are ?

    im still having severe peri symptoms - im sure im in peri now

    but will things improve or get worse.

    most of my friends have removed their uterus and ovaries and each time we meet they say - got yours taken out ? theyve had no symptoms at all - having the time of their lives ! and here i am struggling to keep my head above water !!

    • Guest
      Guest gentleballads

      Posted

      We are experiencing the same kind of struggle for sure. My mom has always said that having a total hysterectomy was the best thing she ever did... she had a horrible time with perimenopause, worse in some ways than mine, but still had both ovaries when she had the hysterectomy at age 51.  I just turned 45 last week.  Hopefully, someone can tell us about navigating peri with one ovary.  In the meantime, take care and let's hope that things improve for us somehow!
    • mary27278
      mary27278 gentleballads

      Posted

      Hey Gentleballads how are you coming along now. I hope things have gotten better for you.
  • elaine33371
    elaine33371 Guest

    Posted

    You tend to think with having to of certain glands, and organs if they remove one, you will be ok, have you asked yet, or, are you too scared?? if this doesnt happen, would hae thought they would offer HRT! how would you feel about taking it?
    • Guest
      Guest elaine33371

      Posted

      I've been so focused on getting used to the idea of having the surgery that it just didn't occur to me to ask my gyn how things will go afterward.  She is very methodical, very step-by-step with everything, as in we will deal with what's next when the time comes.  In some ways, that seems like a good approach, but of course I just want to know it will all be okay and move on from there.  She doesn't give anything away... we know what we know at this point, that 's where we are now.  
  • mary27278
    mary27278 Guest

    Posted

    Hi Liz

    I stumbled upon your post about the one ovary. I'm wondering how are you doing with it? I'm in perimenopause now with one ovary and my symptons are horrible. I think with the one ovary is why it over the roof. How are you? I hope you get this post cause I know it's been awhile since you posted.

    • Guest
      Guest mary27278

      Posted

      Hi Mary, I just found your message here.  My peri symptoms have been much worse with just one ovary.  However, my hormone levels are always "normal" when tested.  I had to have the ovary removed because CT scan and ultrasound testing showed something in it, but this turned out to be false.  After the surgery, the gyn said there was a floating fibroid shadowing it.  She took the ovary out anyway because it was discolored; my pathology results were benign.

    • mary27278
      mary27278 Guest

      Posted

      Hi Liz so you dont have any ovaries now? My hormones are all over the place. I do believe because of the one ovary is why symptoms are so severe.
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