I had a hysterectomy at 40 yrs old, one ovary removed. I'm 54 now, how long will I continue to go through menopause?

When your ovaries are left you tend to have the menopause at roughly the same time you would have done had you not had the operation.

You are in the average age range so it is possible that you are starting the approach. Your doctor may be able to test your hormone levels and that would give you a better idea of what is happening.

However, menopause-like symptoms can also be caused by low iron, low thyroid and low vitamin D so it may be a good idea to ask your doctor to test for these as well just to rule them out.

In the meantime it may be a good idea to take a good female multivit with extra magnesium and a vitamin B Complex to help support your nervous system just now as it is likely to be under a lot of pressure with all the hormonal changes going on.

Eileen Durward