{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Peri & Pause The Podcast","title":"Surgical Menopause: The Missing Piece Many Women Never Hear About","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":372,"description":"In this Ask Us Anything episode of Perimenopause the Podcast, Jamie Gallagher answers a heartfelt question from Tammy, a woman struggling to feel like herself after a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes).One and a half years after surgery, Tammy describes feeling like her hormones and body are \"a wreck.\" Jamie explains the difference between natural menopause and surgical menopause, the health impacts of ovary removal, and why many women continue to struggle when the right hormone therapy has not been explored.This conversation covers estrogen therapy, long-term health risks, surgical menopause recovery, and practical ways women in rural communities can access menopause specialists through telehealth and professional networks.If you've experienced ovary removal, hysterectomy, surgical menopause, or persistent hormone symptoms, this episode offers education, validation, and hope.\n00:00 – Welcome to Ask Us Anything\n00:30 – Tammy's question: \"My hormones are a wreck\"\n01:15 – What is a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy?\n01:50 – Why the reason for ovary removal matters\n02:30 – Understanding surgical menopause\n03:00 – Long-term health effects of ovary removal\n03:45 – Heart health, bone health, brain health, and libido\n04:15 – Why estrogen therapy matters\n04:45 – The hormone Tammy didn't mention\n05:00 – Why you don't have to accept feeling miserable\n05:20 – Finding menopause specialists through telehealth\n05:40 – How to use Menopause.org to find care\n05:55 – Why it's not too late to feel better\n06:15 – Final encouragement and closing thoughts","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/blIqoXV8cJEwQkLxFiT2hhmzV5NFQ3SQUL8ePL6tRgE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMGVj/M2RkYjA1MGExODEw/MzY2Mjk3NzUwODE5/MmNmNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}