Welcome to EmpowHER and thank you for reaching out to our community for support with your concern about early onset perimenopause because of a unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
For the benefit of all our readers, a salpingo-oophorectomy is the removal of the fallopian tube (salpingectomy) and ovary (oophorectomy).
Premenopausal women who undergo a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy are placed into surgical menopause.
Anonymous, since you had a unilateral procedure, you still have one ovary and one fallopian tube. This should not lead to problems with your menstrual cycle, affect your sex drive, initiate perimenopause or prevent you from becoming pregnant.
Please consult your gynecologist about your symptoms and if your history of lupus has any influence.
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Hello Anonymous,
Welcome to EmpowHER and thank you for reaching out to our community for support with your concern about early onset perimenopause because of a unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
For the benefit of all our readers, a salpingo-oophorectomy is the removal of the fallopian tube (salpingectomy) and ovary (oophorectomy).
Premenopausal women who undergo a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy are placed into surgical menopause.
Anonymous, since you had a unilateral procedure, you still have one ovary and one fallopian tube. This should not lead to problems with your menstrual cycle, affect your sex drive, initiate perimenopause or prevent you from becoming pregnant.
Please consult your gynecologist about your symptoms and if your history of lupus has any influence.
Regards,
February 6, 2015 - 9:43amMaryann
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