Hello! Not super sure if this helps, but I had an ovary removed when my doc went in there to remove a cyst, and discovered all of the endo (I had of course given her prior permission to remove the ovary if it was a hot mess in there and it was). Long story short, this surgery did not change my period pain, likely bc there was/is still a lot more endo in there that she could not remove (on bowels/intestines and probably the other ovary that she could not get to during surgery - view was blocked, it was under other stuff) . So, now I’m embarking on the hormones treatment (birth control/fewer periods) and acupuncture. I suspected I had endo for several years but did not get a formal diagnosis until the oophorectomy 7 mos ago at age 41.

@A MyEndometriosisTeam Member thank you for sharing all of that! Wow, this disease sure is a trade off of things to deal with, that’s for sure! Your answers have been very helpful, so thank you for taking the time share 😊

@A MyEndometriosisTeam Member I’m curious about how you’ve been doing without your ovaries (I’ve had a hysterectomy and tubes removed already, just the ovaries left) in terms of things like heart and bone health, metabolism, those kinds of things...if you don’t mind sharing.

Thank you so much for all of this information!!