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General questions about PMDD, surgery and surgical menopause (PMDD & PME focus)
What are the other reasons that someone might need or want to be in surgical menopause?
What are the other reasons that someone might need or want to be in surgical menopause?

Keywords: Hysterectomy. Oophorectomy. Cancer. Endometriosis. PID. PMDD. PME.

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The surgical removal of both ovaries (Bilateral Oophorectomy) happens for a number of reasons, including:

  • Benign disease (e.g., endometriosis, complex ovarian cysts)

  • Gynecological cancers (e.g., ovarian, cervical, endometrial (uterus/uterine) cancer)

  • Hormone sensitivity conditions (e.g., premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and/or premenstrual exacerbation (PME) that cannot be treated through other methods)

  • Risk-reducing surgery (e.g., in BRCA gene carriers to reduce the risk of ovarian and/or breast cancer)

  • Infection (e.g., pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

This procedure may be carried out with or without a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) depending on the reason for surgery.

Accreditation: SMAC

Visit www.iapmd.org/surgery for lots of evidence-based information and resources for those considering, going through or recovering from surgery for PMDD/PME.

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