Surgical menopause
Sometimes menopause may occur due to surgical removal of
ovaries. When uterus has been removed and the ovaries remain
then menopause may occur. Even a younger woman may experience
menopause due to surgery. As a result she may face number of
problems like osteoporosis and arthritic problems. If she is
too young to get menopause then she will face more problems.
She may have hormone imbalance problem. So treatment should be
given to her to get the right balanced hormones.
If the woman is too young when her uterus is removed by
surgery then she should consult the experts who are up to date
in this issue. This will help her to get hormone replacement.
But it is proved that a woman face more problems in surgical
menopause than a woman who has undergone natural menopause.
Some symptoms of surgical menopause includes hot flashes, night
sweats, hair loss, sleeping disorder, increased appetite,
weight gain, suicide thoughts and attempts, depression and so
on. They may get sudden anger and they will have decreased
sexual interest. Thyroid problems and urine infection are
common in surgical menopause.
Surgery induces early menopause particularly ovary and
uterus removal by surgery can lead to menopause definitely.
More symptoms are possible immediately after surgery.
When only one ovary is removed by surgery then there is a
chance of getting menopause as naturally. But when the uterus
is removed and the ovaries remain, the menstrual cycle stops
and the symptoms of menopause will be experienced in normal age
only. When both the ovaries are removed, the woman may
experience harsh symptoms.
Surgical menopause at younger age leads to many diseases.
Such women face more severe hot flashes than natural menopause
woman. The hot flashes are frequent and last long. They often
face the problem of head ache, body pain etc. they have the
risk of heart diseases and osteoporosis. They feel more
depressed than other women. There are no certain reasons for
these severities. But the surgical menopause woman suffers a
lot than other women.
Younger women who undergo surgery of uterus or ovary never
have the chance of getting pregnant. This will upset them more
and may cause stress and depression. There are several reasons
for uterus or ovary failure that leads to surgery. Genetic
reasons, cancer, smoking, irregular food habits may lead to
premature ovarian failure and that in turn lead to surgery.
The ovaries are the main source of estrogen. The removal of
ovary will definitely decrease the level of estrogen. That in
turn leads to many symptoms of surgical menopause. Yet you may
consider some positive aspects of surgery. You may never have
the painful or heavy bleeding periods. There is no chance of
getting pregnant again. There is no chance of ovarian cancer.
You should set your mind before and after surgery by just
thinking some positive aspects of the surgery. This will help
you to reduce the emotional symptoms of menopause.
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