hello, i had a total hyst an both ovaries removed for pmdd. I dont consider it to be barbaric, extreme yes but thats what pmdd is a very extreme and severe form of pms. I had only a week per month of where i wasnt battling suicide, self harming or headbutting a wall to rid myself of the overwhelming feelings.
Have you been offered ovarian suppression at all, this is to give you a dummy run of how you would handle menopause. you could choise to have add back hrt (usually both oestrogen and progesterone and if you react to progesterone you could try oestrogen only for a short while).
The reason that ovaries and womb are removed for pmdd is that progesterne is normally the cause and your ovaries produce progesterone. If you had only your womb removed and took hrt then you would still need to take progesterone to protect it from developing cancer.
Oestrogen post surgical menopause ia rather crucial as it protects against oesteo, alziemers, cardiac issues, early death, congnetive decline to name a few. If you have a history of ca in your family you would stil be able to take oestrogen only hrt, but in patches or gel..oestrogen replacement has not been associated with breast cancer if it taken up to the usual age of menopause which is around 52.
I know of ladies who have also taken oestrogen after recovering from breast cancer as well as endo.
Who is your consultant? is he one that specialises in menopause and pms?
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