How do you feel after having ovaries removed?
After surgery, you may feel some pain in your belly for a few days. Your belly may also be swollen. You may have a change in your bowel movements for a few days. It’s normal to also have some shoulder or back pain.
What is the recovery time after having your ovaries removed?
You may take 4 to 6 weeks to fully recover. It’s important to avoid lifting while you are recovering so that you can heal. This care sheet gives you a general idea about how long it will take for you to recover. But each person recovers at a different pace.
Can you live without both ovaries?
It will depend on your situation. If the doctor removes only one ovary, the remaining ovary will probably still produce estrogen. That means you’ll still have a menstrual cycle and be able to get pregnant. If they remove both ovaries, you may need a treatment like in vitro fertilization to get pregnant.
Do you bleed after ovary removal?
You may have some vaginal bleeding after the operation. It can be similar to a light period. It usually changes to a red or brown discharge before stopping. The discharge can last for a few days to a few weeks.
Does removing ovaries shorten life?
Overall life-expectancy Multiple studies have shown an association between oophorectomy and decreased overall health and life expectancy, most notably due to coronary heart disease, the primary cause of death among women in the United States.
What are the risks of having ovaries removed?
Women who had their ovaries removed between ages 46 and 49 were at increased risk for depression, anxiety, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer (all types). Women who received estrogen therapy were able to reduce some of these increased risks.
Do you need hormone replacement after ovary removal?
Women who have both the uterus and ovaries removed usually just get estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) alone. But women who have only the ovaries removed need both estrogen and progestin. That’s because estrogen alone can increase the risk of cancer in the uterus. Adding progestin removes this risk.