doc wanting to remove my last ovary?

Question

Hi, i had my left ovary and tube removed when i was 21 due to cysts and i am now 34 and my doctor wants to remove my other ovary due to many cyst removals over the years, most recent cyst removed jan this year and another cyst is there already being 4.2cm. He said they cant remove another cyst due to all the damage and scar tissue i have and the only way to get rid of it is to remove the ovary. I am very stressed about this as i have heard so many horror stories of ovaries being removed and also about having to go on estrogen and progesterone medication as i am no where near menopause. I would like to know if the doc is making the right decision for me and if i should have the ovary removed, what am i to really expect. and how hard will it be for me to concieve with my frozen embryo's with just a womb seems i do IVF. As many answers and reply's would be greatly appreciated as the doc is talking of doing this soon. Thankyou Barb

Answer 1

This is a extremely hard answer it really depends on if you can afford to freeze embryo's, if you are married and what your hubby thinks, your views on adoption, and the health risks of keeping the ovary in side of you.
These are questions that only you can answer and no matter what people say here the fact is you will feel different, it is life changing. I had a mentor who helps women deal with emotional stress after abortions she had 7 and after the 7th they had to remove her whole "womanhood" so she could never have children. She woke up and no one had to tell her what happened in surgery (they went to take one ovary and had to take everything) she just knew her description was she felt empty. however as an adult and counselor she extremely regrets the actions of her youth and what it cost her.
She lost her's due to a rash of bad choices, with you it is to save your life and health. keeping the ovary could eventually cause you to lose the womb as well. I don't know only your dr knows how bad this really is.
From how big the cyst is I would think you need to have it removed but saying that is easier than doing it.
I hope you make the right decision and that all works out for you in the future.
God bless

Answer 2

That's a big cyst! I'm thinking that ovary won't be much good to you in time anyway. Sorry, but it seems like your doctor might be right.

Yes, you will have to take hormones or you could get early osteoporosis and you will go through menopause, but it's not that bad. There are lots of natural hormones, I don't know if they work, but I have friends who say they do.

Start taking calcium vitamins right away, that will keep you bones strong.

All you need is a womb..IVF should work for you .. and the great part is it will be your own embryo's..

So, you have to have a baby in a more unconventional way..but grab those embryo's while your ovary is still functioning and "go for it"

Good luck and take care.

Answer 3

My question would be how long before you want children?

I am not sure your tubes are all scarred up which could be an issue for an ectopic pregnancy, potentially life threatening!
Are you still ovulating?

I don't know. I would leave it in (personally) as long as I could.If they aren't cancerous and not bleeding they do little harm. If you start to get pain in your side that could be an issue! Some cysts go away on their own!

I would seek a second opinion of a specialist as once you remove it it is gone.

I guess with hormonal treatment will prepare your body for an zygote, but I suspect it will be harder.

There will come a point where it will have to be removed!

Don't listen to me, see a doc!

Answer 4

Barb, I sympathise with you on this one as the decision is bound to be hard for you and any woman who has gone through a comparable 'reproductive' crisis will understand it is an emotional problem as much as a medical one. On the other hand I am not sure how much reliable help you can get from the net . The best I can suggest is that you get a second opinion if you can get a reliable recommendation for another gyn, maybe a woman doctor who may offer a different assessment. I do hope it goes well for you.

Answer 5

regrettably, the one method to hinder cysts to your ovaries is not to ovulate (that is what explanations them). To do this you handiest have three offerings: get pregnant (that's handiest transitority surely), pass on start manipulate (in order to give up the ovulation), or get a hysterectomy. I realize none of those are what you wish to listen to. I've had polycystic, hemoragic ovaries considering the fact that I used to be 12! Unfortunately, I have simply needed to manage it. I can not take start manipulate as a result of the facet results, I'm now not particularly within the correct situation in our (my husband and mine) lives to have a youngster, and I'm manner too younger to have a hysterectomy. I want I had extra recommendation. You might take a look at low progesterone start manipulate, which is not as dangerous as probably the most others. No girl desires a hysterectomy until she has too. Just take it in the future at a time and do what is nice for you, now not what anybody else desires you to do. Remember, it is your frame. Maybe in the future they are going to arise with a higher answer for this. Good success!

Answer 6

Barb, you ask a very difficult question, and I think that you would get varying opinions from different gynecologists. At your age, I would lean to keeping the ovary as long as possible, but I am not a gynecologist. I think you should get a second, and perhaps a third opinion. Unfortunately, I do not think medical science has advanced enough to give you a perfect answer. Good luck.