Could someone fill me in with a bit more info about an operation I had when I wa!


Question: Could someone fill me in with a bit more info about an operation I had when I was 8!?
Hi everyone!.

When I was 8, I got told that there was a cyst on one of my ovaries, and it got removed in an operation with the ovary attached, so now I only have one ovary!.

That's all I know, unfortunately!. Now that I have a bigger mental capacity, could someone possibly explain exactly what this was, i!.e!. was it major or minor, is this rare or common, etc!?

Thanks in advance - sorry if I sound stupid! xxxWww@Answer-Health@Com


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it's not rare but it really isn't that common !.!.!.!.Mainly it means when your ready to have kids!. you are 50% less likely to get pregnant!. My teacher/friend has triedto have a baby for years but can't because one of her ovaries don't work!. I'm sorry I'm sure in the long run this is really hard to hearWww@Answer-Health@Com

You don't sound stupid at all!.
Ovarian tumors are frequent, and they can happen to little girls!. They can be benign or malignant, it looks like the one you had was benign!. There are a lot of different type of benign tumors!. If the tumor is big or it's impossible to separate from the ovary, then the ovary is removed (your case)!.
Right now the important part is that you have only one ovary!. This isn't going to be a big problem in terms of fertility, one ovary is enough to get pregnant, but it's something you have to keep in mind, in case something else happens!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The procedure that you had is called an "Oophorectomy"!.!.!. weird word I know!

It is the surgical removal of an ovary!. I wouldn't call it "rare" but for an 8 year old yes, I think that is rare!. This surgery is usually done on older women - for one reason or another - sometimes in conjuction with a hysterectomy!. Sometimes for - just like you there is a lesion or tumor on the ovary!.

It is sort of a major surgery - in that you are put to sleep and an incision is made!.

You are not stupid at all for wanting to know what happened to your body!.

Hope that helps!. :-)Www@Answer-Health@Com

No, you don't sound stupid! :-) My mother, cousin, aunt, and a friend had an ovary removed due to a cyst!. I would say it's common because of my experience!. As for type of surgery, it's considered to be major!.

"Minor surgery is any invasive operative procedure in which only skin or mucus membranes and connective tissue is resected e!.g!. vascular cutdown for catheter placement, implanting pumps in subcutaneous tissue"!.

"Major surgery is any invasive operative procedure in which a more extensive resection is performed, e!.g!. a body cavity is entered, organs are removed, or normal anatomy is altered"!.

Hope this helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

If doctors decided to remove your ovary as well, I'm sure it was for your own benefit!. Doctors come across cysts very often!. Usually, they remove some tissue around it, when they remove it!. They don't remove organs, unless they have to!. They can not risk, perhaps, development of another cyst on the same spot!. It is not very common but it is not very rare too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Your doctor will have your records and will talk to you about it in confidence!. Don't be embarrassed to talk to him/her, you have every right to know!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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