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What Causes Overweight After Bilateral Salpingo Oophorectomy?

Hello, I had a bilateral salpingo oophorectomy in Jan of 2009 and have been battling my weight ever since. Prior to surgery I was at 140lbs and I am 5 8 . Now I am at 154, was up to 161, lost back to 146, now back up. Any sugesstions? I have always been relatively thin my whole life until this.
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Thank you for asking Healthcare majic.
My name is Dr Ehsan Ullah &
I have gone through your query.

you have mentioned about Bilateral Salpingo oophorectomy in 2009,
&
you main concern is regarding Weight gain after this Surgery...

First of all

you should know that in this surgical procedure
Both
Fallopian tubes & Ovaries are removed ...

Fallopian tubes are just transit for Ova or secretions
while
Ovaries have many Important roles in the Female life.

like
Development of breast & Sexual Characteristics by
Secretion of two main hormones
Estrogen & Progestrone...
They have various effects on breasts, Uterus , Pregnancy etc

well
Estrogen
apart from these functions is also Concerned with fat distribution in the hips, legs, and breasts ...

So after this surgery , when there is loss of these hormones so Fat distribution is not as pre-surgery level...

Although body has other sites too (Some Breasts , vessels & Bones mesenchymal Cells)
which
produce and compensate for this hormonal issue , however , those may act locally at those sites.

All you need is to visit your physician & may need guidance from
Dietician & Endocrinologist regarding this issue

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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What Causes Overweight After Bilateral Salpingo Oophorectomy?

Thank you for asking Healthcare majic. My name is Dr Ehsan Ullah & I have gone through your query. you have mentioned about Bilateral Salpingo oophorectomy in 2009, & you main concern is regarding Weight gain after this Surgery... First of all you should know that in this surgical procedure Both Fallopian tubes & Ovaries are removed ... Fallopian tubes are just transit for Ova or secretions while Ovaries have many Important roles in the Female life. like Development of breast & Sexual Characteristics by Secretion of two main hormones Estrogen & Progestrone... They have various effects on breasts, Uterus , Pregnancy etc well Estrogen apart from these functions is also Concerned with fat distribution in the hips, legs, and breasts ... So after this surgery , when there is loss of these hormones so Fat distribution is not as pre-surgery level... Although body has other sites too (Some Breasts , vessels & Bones mesenchymal Cells) which produce and compensate for this hormonal issue , however , those may act locally at those sites. All you need is to visit your physician & may need guidance from Dietician & Endocrinologist regarding this issue Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.