I know this sounds strange, but has anyone ever had a Hysterectomy without an Oophorectomy? Would there be any problems with only removing the uterus while on T?

A female friend of mine had this done. The benefit of course was that she did not go through menopause until she was actually in her 50s. Of course there's no telling what taking T while only having the uterus removed would do. I think it's the ovaries that people have so much concern over being susceptible to cancer or whatnot. Then again they might just atrophy into shrived little raisins and not give you any problems at all. Probably best to discuss it with a doctor or specialist.

Thank you for your response. My concern about removing the ovaries was if I had problems with T for some reason and could no longer use it, I'd have to take the opposite hormone pills I would think to prevent major issues with the body. I could be way off, I'm just guessing having no hormones at all would cause problems. Also, that certain intimacy could no longer be enjoyed. I know this can be highly taboo for some, and sorry if I offend anyone, but I do use the front hole because other forms or relations hurts too much with my partner. I'm actually comfortable with that as long as I don't over think it too much or think of it too much as being a female part.

I'd say you could always take them out at a later date if T worked out and if those were found to have problems. I guess they just atrophy at a certain point after menopause anyway and T would probably just make them atrophy sooner. The thing is, I don't know how doctors check for problems with those. And as far as I've read ovarian cancer is still one of the most "silent" cancers so I honestly don't think they have good ways to regularly check those. I'm pretty sure having no gonads of any sort producing hormones would mean you'd have to be on some form of HRT in order to stay healthy.

I thought about doing the same thing so I've read quite a bit about it, and from what I've gathered, yes you can have an hysterectomy while keeping the ovaries (none of my sources and links about it are in english so I suppose you wouldn't have use of them though, sorry). You can even remove both the uterus and cervix while still keeping them, so that's one less cancer-prone area to worry about (and no pap smears!).

T will have the same effect on the ovaries than it would on someone who still has their uterus - they will calcify and may devellop PCOS. Your T dosage may be higher than someone who had them removed to fight back the effects of the female hormones they produce.

Again this is just information I got from FTM and medical websites, I haven't had it or talked to a doctor about it, so I'm no authority on the matter.

Thank you for responding. Before I even consider any major surgeries I will certainly talk to an experienced doctor. This is even assuming I will ever be able to get the surgeries at all since I could not afford them if I don't have insurance that would cover most of the cost.

I see my gyno every few months (had a right oopho in 2008 and now they're taking the whole thing). As far as I know once on T a transman really should get everything removed within 5 years to avoid cancer. Once everything is removed you have no choice but to be on one hormone or the other. My doc has told me since everything is being removed prior to starting T there won't be a need for a high dose as T isn't fighting to overpower the E in my system. It is a healthier way to go about it.

Thank you Simon. This gets me down I was planning on starting T first, and possibly as the only step. I was going to do it this way since I doubt any insurance will cover either of these surgeries, or at least no insurance I could afford, and I could never afford it without insurance covering most of it. Also due to my age it will already be extremely difficult to find any doctor to do it at all.

I didn't mean to bum you out. Never say you can't. If there is something you need to do then you'll find a way to get it done. Age has nothing to do with it. I've heard of guys getting second jobs or doing whatever they have to. You never know what you can accomplish unless you try.

I don't think it's necessary to get an oophorectomy immediately after starting T, most places advise it being done by 5 or 10 years (from what I've seen). A lot can change in that time, and if you know you'll need it you can start trying to save up a little each week/month now and it won't seem so much of a sting money wise.

None of this is from personal experience though

Thank you both. Simon, it's alright, I needed to know since I'm trying to do research before starting anything or doing any surgeries of course.

Getting a second job would be great, but most people I know here and the surrounding cities can't even get one job, it's extremely difficult and jobs here are surprisingly scarce. Even fast food, it seems like they mostly hire only summer/winter workers, people right out of high school and brand-new college students who haven't yet graduated. Plus having a disability on top of that makes things all the more difficult. I'm not trying to be a wet blanket, just explain the situation.