Endometriosis 87 - Menopause State After Endometrial Hysterectomy ?
As we mentioned in other articles, endometriosis grow somewhere else other than the endometrium also reacts to hormonal signals of the monthly menstrual cycle, building up tissue, breaking it, and eliminating it through the menstrual period. Hysterectomy always is the last resource in treating endometriosis for woman who has exhausted all the treatments without success, or endometrial tissues has become cancerous, her doctor may suggest some kinds of hysterectomy. Women who also have their ovaries removed in endometrial hysterectomy, may experience some kinds of symptoms of menopause. In the article, we will discuss what is menopause.
Woman who has had hysterectomy because of endometriosis will not enter menopause immediately but she will enter the menopause 3 to 5 years earlier than other woman who does not, caused by removal of ovaries and low level of estrogen in her body. In fact, every woman will experience menopause in her own unique way.
I. Definition
Woman who has 3- 10 years of perimenopause with irregular menstruation such as skipped, lighter, or shorter period and has not had period for at least 12 months since last period is considered as menopause.
II. How it happens
1. Estrogen
Estrogen is one important hormone that helps to regulate the woman menstrual cycle. It contains estrone, estradiol, and estriol. Each of them plays a unique role in regulating certain stage of menstrual cycle. Beside having essential role in reproductive cycle, it also helps to maintain healthy bones, reproductive tissues, skin, etc.
High level of estrogen cause weight gain, fluid retention and excessive high level of estrogen might cause endometriosis, and cancer. Low level of estrogen cause hot flashes, vagina dryness. aging, bone loss, etc.
The removal of ovaries or not in women with endometrial hysterectomy might cause the diminishing of level of estrogen resulting of menopause.
2. Progesterone
Progesterone helps to balance the level of estrogen in the women body. Progesterone becomes fluctuating during perimenopause state causing irregular menstruation.
3. Testosterone
Testosterone is a male hormone and it is produced by small quality in women body to maintain muscle mass, bone density and sexual desire. As menopause, the level of testosterone drops by 50% percent causing problem of bone loss, low sex drive in some women.
I hope this information will help. If you need more information or insurance advices, please follow my article series of the above subject at my home page at:
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To read the series of endometriosis visit:
http://endometriosisa.blogspot.com
Woman who has had hysterectomy because of endometriosis will not enter menopause immediately but she will enter the menopause 3 to 5 years earlier than other woman who does not, caused by removal of ovaries and low level of estrogen in her body. In fact, every woman will experience menopause in her own unique way.
I. Definition
Woman who has 3- 10 years of perimenopause with irregular menstruation such as skipped, lighter, or shorter period and has not had period for at least 12 months since last period is considered as menopause.
II. How it happens
1. Estrogen
Estrogen is one important hormone that helps to regulate the woman menstrual cycle. It contains estrone, estradiol, and estriol. Each of them plays a unique role in regulating certain stage of menstrual cycle. Beside having essential role in reproductive cycle, it also helps to maintain healthy bones, reproductive tissues, skin, etc.
High level of estrogen cause weight gain, fluid retention and excessive high level of estrogen might cause endometriosis, and cancer. Low level of estrogen cause hot flashes, vagina dryness. aging, bone loss, etc.
The removal of ovaries or not in women with endometrial hysterectomy might cause the diminishing of level of estrogen resulting of menopause.
2. Progesterone
Progesterone helps to balance the level of estrogen in the women body. Progesterone becomes fluctuating during perimenopause state causing irregular menstruation.
3. Testosterone
Testosterone is a male hormone and it is produced by small quality in women body to maintain muscle mass, bone density and sexual desire. As menopause, the level of testosterone drops by 50% percent causing problem of bone loss, low sex drive in some women.
I hope this information will help. If you need more information or insurance advices, please follow my article series of the above subject at my home page at:
http://medicaladvisorjournals.blogspot.com
To read the series of endometriosis visit:
http://endometriosisa.blogspot.com
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