Ovaries removal - your experience

PS, getting rid of that estrogen was the main game.

Mine are gone, but I'm 53. The last step into menopause was a doozy, but I was almost there anyway. 6 months on, meh, still feel like shit, but the there are other things contributing to that. Marg

@KatyJoy Have you had genetic testing to see if gene pos?  I guess that would help with decision making if to remove or not. I was worried about ovarian cancer but gene negative so they are just left intact now doing not much. 

Sorry, didn't mention onc is worried about how removing my ovaries would affect my bone health later

Hi, I'm interested in this as I'm currently trying to convince my oncologist to have my ovaries removed but she's advised me to think about it for 6 months. I'm 42 and have to be on hormone therapy for 10 years anyway. Both of my grandmothers died of ovarian cancer, one 63 and one 87.

Hi @tul, like @Cate64 I have had no adverse reactions to having my ovaries removed (early March this year). Don't feel any different at all. It was a day procedure - took a few days to recover, but all good.

Hi @tul, had my ovaries removed in June last year, had no impact on me at all. Surgery in the morning & stay overnight, but really there was no need for it, I was ready to go home, hospital is no place to get any sleep, much prefer my own bed.