Possible Association of Hysterectomy Accompanied with Opportunistic Salpingectomy with Early Menopause: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Pei-Chen Chen, Pei-Chen Li and Dah-Ching Ding ()
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Pei-Chen Chen: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
Pei-Chen Li: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
Dah-Ching Ding: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-9

Abstract: Opportunistic salpingectomies (OSs) are concurrently performed with hysterectomies to prevent epithelial ovarian cancer. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between OS and early menopause in females who have undergone hysterectomies. This was a retrospective cohort study involving 79 females who had undergone a hysterectomy, with or without an OS, between January 2007 and December 2015. Their ages at surgery, at menopause, and the lengths of time from surgery to menopause were compared. An OS had been performed in 54 and not performed in 25 of the enrolled patients, comprising the OS and non-OS groups. Body mass index was significantly higher in the OS group (OS: 25.27 ± 4.17 vs. non-OS: 22.97 ± 3.27, p = 0.01). Additionally, menopausal sleep problems were more prevalent in the OS group than in the non-OS group (41% vs. 12%, p = 0.01). Notably, the time from surgery to menopause was significantly shorter in the OS group than in the non-OS group (OS: 1.84 ± 1.85 vs. non-OS: 2.93 ± 2.43, p = 0.031). After adjusting the covariates, the OS group was associated with a significantly shorter period between surgery and menopause ( p = 0.029). In conclusion, these results showed that a hysterectomy plus an OS might cause earlier menopause than a hysterectomy only. An OS should be preoperatively discussed with patients regarding the possibility of early menopause. The findings of this study require further large-scale investigations to reinforce the results.

Keywords: opportunistic salpingectomy; ovarian function; menopause; hysterectomy; cancer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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