What is surgical menopause?

Surgical menopause occurs following an oophorectomy (removal of ovaries). The absence of ovaries and hormones can lead to sudden and severe onset of menopausal symptoms.

How do members experience surgical menopause?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with surgical menopause*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for surgical menopause*

Who has surgical menopause on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 4
40s 68
50s 85
60s 71
70+ 24

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 251

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What is surgical menopause?

Surgical menopause occurs following an oophorectomy (removal of ovaries). The absence of ovaries and hormones can lead to sudden and severe onset of menopausal symptoms.



Common symptoms reported by people with surgical menopause

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for surgical menopause

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Compare treatments taken by people with surgical menopause

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have surgical menopause through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with surgical menopause? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has surgical menopause on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 57 say surgical menopause is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 4
40s 68
50s 85
60s 71
70+ 24

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 251

These charts show data from surgical menopause patients who have completed their condition history
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