How do you tell if you are beginning menopause if you had a hysterectomy and so you do not have that symptom?

By Menopause | June 30, 2009

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trues.dkonetwo asked:


I had a hysterectomy many years ago and am now wondering, without this indication of the onset of menopause, how else do you tell if as a 51 year old woman when I am experiencing menopause?

3 Responses to “How do you tell if you are beginning menopause if you had a hysterectomy and so you do not have that symptom?”

  1. Olga H Says:
    July 2nd, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    once you have hysterectomy, that is when menopause starts, and you are just one of the lucky ones not to have any symptoms

  2. fivemgmorphine Says:
    July 5th, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    If you had a total hysterectomy ( removal of uterus and ovaries) you have been ’surgically menopaused.’ ( You went thru menopause then) If your ovaries were left, you may experience hot flashes, night sweats.
    If you are having heart palpitations which are common, I urge you to see a cardiologist.

  3. idjit90 Says:
    July 6th, 2009 at 1:43 am

    If I remember my high school biology right, most of the sex hormones are produced by the ovaries, not the uterus, so unless your ovaries were removed along with your uterus, you should be experience many menopausal symptoms (hot flashes, or whatever) like a typical woman. If after your hysterectomy, the doctor prescribed replacement hormones, and you’ve been taking them ever since, you won’t have a menopause.

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