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Ovaries - What Are My Ovaries Attached to Now?

Ovaries - What Are My Ovaries Attached to Now?

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I kept both of my ovaries. What happens to them? Do they just float around inside? Do they attach to something?

The ovaries can float around a bit following a hysterectomy, but they still have a support system!

In the posterior wall of the body there is a mild depression called the ovarian fossa. The ovaries position themselves there with various membrane attachments. The largest of these attachments is the broad ligament, shown in the following diagram: http://www.bartleby.com/107/illus1161.html

At times, a doctor will tact the ovaries in place, but that is more rare procedure.

Additionally, ovaries do have their own blood supply. Pre-hysterectomy the larger portion of their blood supply is the uterine artery. Post-hysterectomy that portion of their blood supply is gone, but they still have the smaller ovarian artery.

There are individual differences among women as far as exactly how much of the ovaries' blood supply came from the uterine artery versus the ovarian artery. This accounts for different reactions women have to surgery. For some women, it can take time for the ovaries to re-establish a new, adequate blood supply that will allow them to start working properly again.

This content was written by staff of HysterSisters.com by non-medical professionals based on discussions, resources and input from other patients for the purpose of patient-to-patient support.

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