If you have been told you may need a hysterectomy, a second worry often follows the first: will the ovaries come out too, and will I be thrown into menopause? It is a question many women are too unsure of to ask, and it deserves a clear answer before any date is set.
The short version is that the two decisions are separate. Keeping or removing the uterus is one decision; keeping or removing the ovaries is another, and the two should be talked through on their own rather than bundled together. Needing a hysterectomy does not by itself mean the ovaries must go.
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Message us with what you are experiencing and we will tell you whether an examination is worth making, and what the appointment involves.
WhatsAppLINEWhen there is no reason to remove the ovaries, keeping them is the usual approach. Ovaries that stay continue to make hormones, so the operation is not the same as surgical menopause. What does change after a hysterectomy is that periods stop and pregnancy is no longer possible, and that is worth thinking about honestly, including if you may still want children.
Whether the ovaries should stay depends on why the operation is being advised, your age, your family history, and what an examination and any scans show. These are questions for the doctor who has examined you, not something a website can settle. Ask directly: what is the reason for each organ being removed, what are the alternatives, and what happens if we wait.
Surgery is not done at the clinic. Assessment and planning happen here, and if an operation is the right path it takes place at Praram 9 Hospital or Vimut Hospital, so you can have the whole conversation, including the ovary question, before anything is booked. Some women find their situation can be managed in other ways first, and that is also a fair thing to ask about. Results differ between individuals, and no outcome is guaranteed.
See a doctor sooner if you have bleeding after menopause, bleeding after sex, heavy bleeding that is making you dizzy or breathless, or severe pelvic pain that comes on suddenly. These should not wait for a routine appointment.
If the fear of losing your ovaries, or of what a hysterectomy would change, has kept you from asking, send us a few lines on WhatsApp or LINE about what you have been told and what worries you most. The team will reply with whether an examination is worth making and what the appointment involves, and you can say you want to understand every option first. Consultations are in Thai or English at EMSPHERE, next to BTS Phrom Phong.