What is surgical menopause?
Menopause is a stopping of the lunar cycle of a woman and the end of ovulation. This occurs in about half of his life, usually in a woman in the early 1950s, although the actual age may vary. As it is commonly experienced, this change can happen gradually, over several years, as the ovaries gradually produce fewer hormones, but in surgical menopause the change is necessarily sudden. In this form of menopause, the ovaries are surgically removed, for many possible reasons and normal cycle completely ends with surgery. which regulate the menstrual cycle. In particular, the loss of estrogen after the start of surgical menopause can cause the appearance of a number of "menopause symptoms", including things such as hot frosts, mood swings, hair loss to head and hair growth, vaginal dryness and libido reduction.
Many of them have been proposed that surgical menopause tends to be much more difficult to undergo than innée menopause. Natural menopause is gradual stopping hormones and symptoms may still be unpleasant. Yet everyone will not appear at once, within hours, and this can suddenly descend to surgical menopause more shock. To this end, if women need hysterctomy and have no medical reason for oophorectomy, they often ask doctors to leave the ovaries intact, if possible.
On the other hand, it is sometimes necessary to bilateral oophorectomy. If ovarian cancer is suspected or ovarian behavior has resulted in serious side effects and symptoms for other reasons, it may be necessary to remove the ovaries in the latter case may lead to unpleasant problems. Some women are pleased to trade with some potential challenges of surgical menopause with current health.
In some circumstances, doctors may try to check the rapid onset of surgical menopause using hormonal SUBstituční therapy. This is not a possibility for all people, and usually for those who had oophorectomy to treat cancer, there is too much risk to use estrogen due to its cancer -causing properties. Where the risk of cancer was not the reason for oophorectomy, patients and doctors may consider the risks versus the benefits of hormonal treatment and gradual stopping of hormones by similar traditional menopause.
Regardless of the selected journey, surgical menopause can be demanding and support is useful. Some communities have support groups for those who have suddenly undergone menopause, and can also be useful to work with individual therapists with experience. The close work of SZU participation also helps doctors in finding ways to alleviate symptoms of either hormone or non -hormonal means.
For women undergoing surgical menopause, there are some greater risk factors. These include a higher risk of heart disease and increased likelihood of osteoporosis. YouThis should be discussed with a doctor to determine ways to reduce risks, such as good diet and exercise protocol, periodic tests to assess heart health and use medicines or supplements that can reduce bone thinning.