Cyst Removed with Surgery

[dianacevallos88]

Hi, one quick question. Is it mandatory to take a hormone replacement pill after having an ovarian cyst removal with surgery? The doctor cut a bit of my right ovary b/c the cyst was attached to it. But he never told me that afterwards I needed to take a pill.

[Heloise]

Hi diana, which hormone replacement are you talking about? Estrogen, progesterone or thyroid. This man is very good when it comes to hormone health.

youtube.com/watch?v=4xgkouo...(Not working as expected?)

[dianacevallos88 in reply to Heloise]

Thank you Heloise! I´m pretty familiar with the info of the video b/c I´ve been taking supplements and eating a clean diet. I actually dont know which kind of hormone replacement I mean, I was hoping someone could tell me, what do you usually take when having removed part of an ovary? This happened in 2011.

[MissT21 in reply to dianacevallos88]

I had a large cyst removed from ovary about 10 years and didn't and haven't taken any hormone replacement pill. I assumed this as I still have my other ovary functioning fine so still producing eggs.

[Heloise in reply to dianacevallos88]

I thought you may also have a thyroid problem. Are you on thyroid hormone?

Normally one organ can take over for the other one like kidneys. Dr. Bergman has another video about adrenal/thyroid and says the adrenal gland uses cholesterol to make progesterone and steroids. You need progesterone to make estrogen. It's all so involved but I think the body has many back up systems, so your clean diet and essential nutrients are the best way to support it.

[dianacevallos88 in reply to Heloise]

Yes, actually after the surgery (2011) I started to have night sweats which says Thyroid and Adrenals but my periods were normal until this year, that they disappeared. Im trying to regulate that, with natural supplements and diet. I got my period last week after several months without one, hoping it stays that way.

I had a blood test done on March and FT3-FT4 are within range but towards hypo and estrogen/progesterone really low, b/c didnt have periods. After reading all the replies it seems that I dont need to take any kind of hormone pill and I´ll keep going the natural way. Thank you so much!

[Heloise in reply to dianacevallos88]

diana, you might consider progesterone cream. Estrogen dominance is a huge problem because estrogens are everywhere including food. it is also a cancer causer while progesterone is a protector from cancer. Estrogen hinders your thyroid so progesterone would help to keep estrogen lowered.

I think you should take a look at your FT3 result. It should be in the upper third of the range NOT JUST WITHIN RANGE. Doctors don't seem to take that into consideration when making a diagnosis.

[dianacevallos88 in reply to Heloise]

Yes, Im gonna get another blood test to see how my hormones are doing. On march my FT3 was 3,62

[Heloise in reply to dianacevallos88]

Do you know what the range was? I would say if the range is 2-6, you need to raise it.

Good, keep track of all your tests and let people here help you.

You know for thyroid you need your folate and B12, plus ferritin. Everything goes down hill if you are hypo without treatment.

[dianacevallos88 in reply to Heloise]

The range is 1,8 - 4,6. Yes, I tried Methyl B12 and didnt work, gave me irritability. So, now Im gonna buy B12 Hidroxi. Not sure if I can supplement folate b/c I suspect methylation issues. I´ll have to try supps and see how it goes.

[Heloise in reply to dianacevallos88]

So 3.62 from a limited aspect doesn't seem bad but it has to get into the cells and this is where iron and cortisol come into the picture. They both can block that from happening. So can too much estrogen.

Do you read Suzy Cohen? She knows a lot about methylation problems and feels almost everyone has some part of it but that's why methylcobalamin should work well for you. But hydoxy also can and there are a few more you could try. I've never heard of it causing problems other than not working though.

[dianacevallos88 in reply to Heloise]

I appreciate it your help. Im gonna google Suzy Cohen right now. Im also watching Dr. Clarck´s Youtube videos about thyroid.

[Heloise in reply to dianacevallos88]

That's great, diana. The more you understand, the better off and you will find that much about hormones is not really understood by the medical professionals who do NOT seem to keep up with newer research or maybe NO research. I think it's a serious situation. Keep learning, keep posting.

[v_adams1]

Hi, I had right ovary removed last year, due to large cysts being attached and I didn't have to take any hormone supplements. However I have more large cysts on my left ovary and am due in for surgery in a few weeks, as my doctor is going to perform a hysterectomy, she advised I will be put on HRT, for 10 years or so. You need to find out which pill they are talking about.

[sulamaye in reply to v_adams1]

The reply I gave above might interest you, I would be cautious of hrt via the NHS it is quite a blunt weapon, wouldn't want anyone to experience what I did. There was a fascinating women's hour special about a year ago on hormones that made me wish I'd looked at it more carefully before following my GPS advice.

[Heloise in reply to sulamaye]

So true, I just read the statistics for breast cancer. They say the only reason cancer is slightly lower is due to the fact they do not use HRT any longer in most cases. And not because they are curing cancer.

[dianacevallos88 in reply to sulamaye]

Thanks Sulamaye! I live in Ecuador, Southamerica. So thyroid doctors here dont have a clue of the new info on hormones and thyroid.

[Heloise in reply to v_adams1]

Hi v_adams1, please, please watch some of Dr. Bergman's videos. I posted one above. These functional medicine people think that the body ALWAYS has a good reason for what it is doing, i.e. cysts. Conventional doctors just try to get rid of those reasons instead of figuring out why. You could also watch Dr. David Clark's videos about low thyroid. This is #1 in those low thyroid but he has one about prolactin and progesterone which might throw some light.

youtube.com/watch?v=nZ_CP7l...(Not working as expected?)

[BeccyD]

Hi, not been on here for a while.

I had my left overly removed back in July as it had a very large cyst on it, which couldn't be removed on its own. I still have my right one, but the removal tipped me into the menopause proper. My doctor put me on HRT which is oestrogen only to help combat the symptoms, and I'm feeling much better now, but not everyone can have hrt so you really should find out what you are on.

[sulamaye]

Because you don't need to take a pill, if you have ovarian tissue left you won't need hrt nor would you want to take it unless strictly necessary. Unless something else goes wrong your remaining ovary is producing hormones, do you have a uterus? Are you post menopausal? Even without a uterus you can tell when you start to go menopausal in my experience, but even then if you can live without HRT do. I had hysterectomy when I was 36, but my ovaries continued to work. Then I had one removed because of a cyst, post operative I started getting m.e symptoms after about 6 months, my ovary gave up and my GP put me on hrt, big mistake I hit the wall and have been bed ridden ever since. Might have happened anyway but really don't think the blunt instrument of oestrogen helped.

[bantam12]

I had a cyst plus ovary removed when in my teens, no treatment afterwards and the remaining ovary carried on doing its job, had 3 children 😀

A friend had both ovaries removed last year, she's early 50's and not on any hrt.

[Oobie_]

I got both ovaries but I'm not sure they are working right. I'm on bcp + estrogen patches on the sugar pill days on the bcp. Much better. Hormonal migraines aren't as bad.

I would say Go by your symptoms. I got both ovaries, one shrunk, and even before that happened I was already feeling symptoms anyway. My hormonal fluctuations came with a lot of pain and migraines.

If they tell you to try a birth control pill I gotta tell you it's not a magic fix. I had to try at least 3 before finding one that didn't make me more menopausal or loopy. If you can manage it find a doc that would be willing to give you a trial of bhrt if you feel you need it. If not you are probably ok... ? Good luck

[pump321]

Hi diana, I had my left ovary removed over 20 years ago and was not put on hormone replacement of any kind afterwards. I have never suffered any side effects apart from hot flushes.

[dianacevallos88 in reply to pump321]

good to hear !

[2230]

Like most doctors they don't follow through

[Terricotta]

I wouldn't have thought so, dianacevallos88. The other ovary will probably be working ok and the rest of the right ovary should still be ok. It's usually only if you've had your uterus removed that you would need hormone replacement.