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How does surgical menopause influence progesterone levels?
How does surgical menopause influence progesterone levels?

Keywords: Progestogens. HRT. Combined HRT.

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When you have both ovaries removed (bilateral oophorectomy or surgical menopause), you remove your body’s main source of progesterone, and levels will plummet lower to than they would be in a natural menopause.

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