In retrospect, I refuse to get a full hysterectomy but found the meaning to my symptoms of menopause. I am not scared of what the doctors once told me as I have faith and know where that faith is leading me to, a healthier me.
When a woman goes through a hysterectomy, whether it is a full one or either ovary is removed, the woman is bound to go through pre-mature menopause. There is peri-menopause but that is when a woman is in the early stages of menopause. Pre-mature menopause is caused by the removal of the reproductive system due to problems associated with it.
In my case, since the left side was removed, it still affects the estrogen levels thus creating menopausal symptoms.
I have talked to many of my friends about the subject and they were more than willing to talk about it. First of all, not one of them could believe that I am going through it myself, but after discussing some of the symptoms they all agreed that although unbelievable, it is after all possible.
My friends ages that I have spoken to about the topic ranges from forty-eight to over fifty-five. One is fifty-one and has not had one sign or symptom at all. One is forty-six and had the full hysterectomy but did not volunteer to talk about menopause. She doesn’t have to, we can all “see” it. One is fifty-five and she was very open to talk about it. My aunt went through it when she was forty-two and said that she was perfectly fine with it. My other friend who is forty-six said she went through it at age forty and she was also fine with it. And sex? Better than ever!
So far, I am going through with it. Very mildly but it’s here.
Tune in for Pre-Mature Menopause Part III as I will discuss
- more stories of my friends
- male friends and their menopausal mates
- menopausal resistance
- how different cultures effect menopausal women
- HRT and it’s associations with breast cancer
