How Is Surgical Menopause Different Than Natural Menopause?
Natural menopause is a gradual process, during which a woman’s hormones decrease slowly over time and menopause-related symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats, may happen gradually. When menopause is surgically induced by a hysterectomy and the removal of both ovaries, menopause-related symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats, are often more severe because the production of estrogen in the ovaries ends abruptly. Typically, with surgical menopause, severe hot flashes begin immediately after surgery. There does appear to be a higher incidence of hot flashes with surgical menopause than with natural menopause. Of course, menopause is different for every woman, and while you may share many of the same symptoms and severity, your experience will nonetheless be unique to you.
