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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had mine removed 4 years ago and really nothing about my period changed beyond the fact that I'm now in perimenopause, as expected based on my age. I had mine removed because of strong family history of ovarian cancer but I had never had any expectation of a change in my hormones or my cycle.[/quote]

This doesn't make sense to me. You had your tubes removed because you had a history of ovarian cancer. Is this a thing?
And if that was a mistake and you had your overies removed, why wouldn't you have expected a change in your hormones or your cycle?

Maybe you could clarify? I'm not understanding[/quote]

Many ovarian cancers begin in the fallopian tubes. Removal of the ovaries has other negative side effects related to early menopause. So removing fallopian tubes reduces the risk of ovarian cancer while avoiding those negative side effects.[/quote]

Yes this. My SIL is BRCA positive and had her Fallopian tubes removed instead of the ovaries. I thought it was weird too when I first heard about it, but apparently many ovarian cancers begin in the tubes. (She also had a separate prophylactic mastectomy). [/quote]

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