still have pms even though I have had a blood test that shows I am now menapausal? I am a bit confused!
2007-03-01 02:59:22 · 7 answers · asked by Somer 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Going through menopause is like having a period, you will get mood swings, tenderness of the breasts, hot flashes etc, I had a complete hysterectomy in 3 different separate operations, when the last ovary was removed it was instant menopause. What you are going through is completely normal, perhaps your doctor can put you on a hormone replacement such as Premarin to help. The best person to talk to is your doctor, tell him/her what you are feeling. They know how to deal with it. Good luck! God bless and put angels on your pillows.
2007-03-01 03:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by fluffyflo_1999 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your hysterectomy was clearly one which preserved you ovarian function, sometimes even if the ovaries are preserved at operation they stop functioning anyway. In some women they continue to function normally until you were due to have your menopause anyway. These days the average sort of age for this is now between 51 and 53 years.
Blood tests to confirm menopause are notoriously unreliable and your doctor should have explained this to you when you got the result. Around and about the menopause is called the peri-menopause, during this time hormone levels may fluctuate wildly. One day they can be suggestive of the menopause and the next day not!
This peri-menopausal state can last for several years on occasion.
2007-03-01 11:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by Dr Frank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That happened to my mum.
In a hysterectomy they only remove your uterus. You still have your ovaries, which continue to release eggs, hormones and the like. Unfortunately, the menopause will still happen to you as that is when your ovaries stop releasing eggs
Mum found phytosoya supplements to be particularly beneficial since HRT, although effective, does not help you through the menopause, it only postpones it (and that's even before you get to the health implications of HRT).
2007-03-01 11:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello i had a hysterectomy the age of 30 I'm 47 now i haven't gone through the change yet so its due soon i still get tenderness of the breasts and sometimes period pains even though i don't get them a blood test will show you if your going through the change and you will be given a tablets or patches you will soon know if you are going through with it when you wakeup in the night with hot sweats . good luck and keep well
2007-03-01 11:31:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Technically you shouldn`t even mentruate after a hysterectomy so definitely not get PMS.
2007-03-01 12:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My doctor told me when she gave me a hysterectomy that that in itself throws you right into menopause. I'd ask a doctor or nurse about it, but I don't have anything like that myself, and I'm 50.
2007-03-01 11:06:36 · answer #6 · answered by karenhar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fluffy said it best and she is 100% correct.
2007-03-01 11:20:27 · answer #7 · answered by be happier own a pitbull 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋