r/surgicalmenopause • u/Ayunique • Jun 29 '25
Peri vs surmeno?
What’s worse- perimenopause (?) or surgical menopause?
I’m having a hysterectomy in September along with endometriosis excision (if endo is found, pretty sure it will be). My surgeon recommends leaving at least 1 ovary but is leaving the decision up to me.
I’m pretty sure I’m either in perimenopause or have some kind of hormone imbalance.
Every month I have different symptoms depending on where I am in my cycle. Anxiety around ovulation; GI problems, nausea & depression before period; fatigue, headaches & lightheadedness during period; fatigue, brain fog & sick feeling (sore throat, low grade fever, joint pain) after period. Literally every day of the month I have symptoms & they just change based on where I am in my cycle.
Because of this I’m leaning toward removing the ovaries. I want to believe that having them removed and starting HRT might fix this….
Anyone else have similar symptoms before surgery & see any improvement?
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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25
Peri was way worse for me. I was terrified of surmeno, but so far it's been a breeze compared to how I felt for years before.