Posted by Cecilia on February 20, 2007, at 21:11:09
In reply to Re: Hysterectomy - help or hurt? » Cecilia, posted by cindy lou on February 20, 2007, at 6:39:59
I hope it works out ok for you, whatever you decide, Cindy Lou. I had a hysterectomy for fibroids when I was 46 and I think that was the right decision for me, afterwards I wished I'd had it done years earlier. But I definitely wouldn't have let them take my ovaries. My doctor asked in such a casual manner "do you want me to take your ovaries out?" like she was asking "do you want coffee or tea?" and I said NO NO NO. I was so scared that she would forget and take them anyway that I was tempted to write on my abdomen LEAVE THEM IN. Fortunately, she did leave them in, I'm 57 and I assume I must have gone through menopause but I've never had any menopausal symptoms. I've been depressed pretty much my whole life and I'm still depressed but I don't think my hormones have much to do with it. It may be different for you, but think about it VERY carefully. Remember that taking out your ovaries is not going to reduce your risk of breast cancer if you're getting HRT to replace the missing estrogen. And it's not just estrogen you're losing but progesterone, small amounts of testosterone that women also produce and probably other hormones we don't even know about. Cecilia
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