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Surgical Menopause

 

Sudden, rapid removal of the ovaries by surgery can cause immediate menopause.  This surgical removal of the ovaries is called an “oopherectomy.”   Severe menopausal symptoms appear virtually immediately. Within 24 hours afterwards, the woman is facing her first major bouts of hot flashes and night sweats.

 

At one time, oopherectomies used to be commonly performed in conjunction with hysterectomies.  Fortunately, this is no longer the case. 

 

A hysterectomy, removal of the uterus only, will not by itself cause surgical menopause.  But because the ovarian artery is frequently affected by this procedure, women often experience partial damage to their ovaries, thus accelerating ovarian decline.