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Surgical Menopause Symptoms - Information about Surgical Menopause

Surgical Menopause is different than natural menopause in the way it occurs although the symptoms may be same. 

Menopause refers to end of woman’s regular monthly periods. This happens usually as a natural consequence of ageing. Menopause is experience by most women between the ages of 40 to 55 when ovaries stop their function of producing female hormone ‘estrogen’.

However, sometimes the ovaries have to be surgically removed for some medical reasons. Irrespective of the reasons why ovaries were removed the impact of removal is that no more production of estrogen by ovaries. This leads to menopause. It is called surgical menopause.

Before we dwell on the symptoms of Surgical Menopause, it is important to note that some women undergo hysterectomy (removal of uterus), the menstrual periods stop but since ovaries are still there, the estrogen production continues. Therefore the menopause symptoms in this type of surgery do not appear and the woman will get menopause symptoms at normal age when ovaries stop producing estrogen.

Surgical Menopause will generally cause more problems than the natural menopause. This is because the women who undergo normal menopause go though the process slowly and through a premenopause period of 2-8 years. The surgical menopause happens suddenly.

Younger the women her surgical menopause symptoms will be more severe. Hormonal treatment may be required in most cases.  A good understanding of the surgical menopause symptoms should be acquired before going in for hysterectomy. This will help to deal with it.

Since menopause affects bone density and cause heart problems, extra post surgery care should be taken by the women.

Most women will have one or more of the following surgical menopause symptoms which are more or less similar to the normal menopause symptoms.

Hot Flashes , Painful intercourse, Suicidal thoughts, Decreased sexual desire, Thyroid dysfunction, Night sweats, Bladder infections, Insomnia, Incontinence, Increased appetite, Weight gain, Hair Loss, Irritability, Vaginal dryness, Anger/Rage, and Depression.

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