Ovaries removal VS Estrogen

[Gift]

Has anyone had ovaries removed in order to decrease the risk of estrogen receptor?

My Onco and I were discussing about it and will probably have it done after finishing Taxotere. Any comment?

[suzan w]

I had ovaries removed as a result of BRCA results. You are much (much!!) younger than I....

[Jackie07]

Some premenopausal sisters have opted to remove their ovaries in order to be able to use AIs (Aromatase Inhibitors) instead of Tamoxifen. I suspect that the oncologist continued me on Tamoxifen even after ovary removal was because my Estrogen overexpression was only 5 %.

I had my ovaries removed after a family members had been diagnosed with another Lynch Syndrome related cancer - Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer, which put me at greater risks of getting cancer of the reproductive organs and digestive tracts. I did have my BRCA genes checked prior to that. The genetic counselor thought I need not be too alarmed by the 'variant of unknown significance'. Of course it all changed when 2nd Brother was diagnosed with colon cancer.

[sassy]

I had my ovaries removed after four years on Lupron suppression. I was 50 at the time.

[europa]

Research this because they offered me the same thing. After discussing it at great length with several people including my cardiologist, I decided not to. I'm 40 years old and the risk of heart related issues escalates by up to 40% if a woman gets her ovaries taken out at a young age...before menopause. You can chemically shut them down, but it is reversible. I would do your homework before getting them surgically removed.

[tricia keegan]

Yes I did, I was in my forties at the time and it was the easiest surgery ever and I have no regrets although I wasn't in menopause at the time, still cancer free at nine years so hoping it helped make a difference.

[Gift]

Dear Suzan,
I used to think I would have got cancer at the age of 50+ but it came and knocked me 13 years earlier. Well it would have been better if both side had agreed on time appointment :)

[tricia keegan]

I was 46 when dx too!

[v-ness]

i had mine removed but not for that reason. however, i feel better having done so. i'd had a partial hysterectomy already in 2008 so i had one ovary still cranking when i got diagnosed. my mom died of ovarian cancer several months later, so i opted to have the last ovary out. i was supposed to take AI's but had zero tolerance for any of them, so i am on Tamoxifen. menopause sucks, but at least i am around to not enjoy it. i was 49 at diagnosis and nowhere near menopause, near as i could tell. v