Surgical menopause occurs when a pre-menopausal woman has her ovaries surgically removed in a procedure called a bilateral oopherectomy. This causes an abrupt menopause, with women often experiencing more severe menopausal symptoms that if they were to experience menopause naturally.
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This is my safe place. A place where I can lay my emotions on the line regarding my struggle with Endometriosis, my hysterectomy, the Surgical Menopause that came after as well as Rheumatoid Arthrtis, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Hypermobility Syndrome, and the realization that I will never carry my own children. This is the one place where I’ll hold nothing back.