My girlfriend has had a hysterectomy at
age 23. She recently went to the doctors
and they put her on birth control to
shrink the cysts on the remaining ovary.
She has been told that she is starting
menopause and that is the reason for her
hot flashes and sudden outbursts of tears.
She is having a hard time dealing with
this being so young and all. We have been
saving to do invetro for another child,
sence cancer took that option from us.
She is worried that her starting menopause
is going to affect our chances, is there
any advice out there that can help her
sleep or get through this? :?:
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 03-24-05 22:43pm
Did she have a hysterectomy or just an
ovary removed? A hysterectomy involves
removing the uterus, which would prevent
her from having or carrying a child. Or
are you talking about her getting a
surrogate mother? Early menopause is
possible with the loss of one ovary, but
not always guarunteed and it's still
possible that the symptoms are from
adjusting to the difference in hormones.
My mother had one ovary removed just after
having my brother (at 31), but she didn't
go through menopause until a normal age.
