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Hormonal therapy required?
Hi Doctor,
My sister in law was diagnosed with ovarian agenesis. Both her ovaries are absent and she have rudimentary uterus.
She has depression and anxiety since last 4 Years. She is under medications prescribed by her psychologist.
I wanted to understand if the ovarian agenesis is the cause of the depression and anxiety issues.
Please let us know if hormonal therapy will be helpful for her.
Thank you!
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Hormonal therapy is must for overall wellbeing and to maintain secondary sexual characteristics.. It may not cure her depression. She needs to follow up with psychiatrist.
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Yes hormonal therapy is needed. Let her see a gynecologist for the same
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This may or may not be but hormonal therapy can be considered and depending upon her response further management to be decided.
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Hormonal therapy must given to her
Dr Sarita Naratan
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Wagholi
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It is very difficult to say that Ovarian agenesis is the only sole cause of her depression and anxiety, Ovaries produce estrogen and progesterone, which play a key role in mood regulatio. Their absence can lead to low estrogen levels, which are sometimes associated with increased risk of mood disorders, including depression and anxiety.
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In some patients Hormonal therapy show benefit in improving mood and sexual features, ideal it shoul be tried , but in every cases
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Dr. Sonil Sapra
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
5 yrs exp
Cochin
Definitely! Since the good hormones produced by ovaries will be lacking in her , mood swings and depression is common so hormonal therapy will be useful
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Dr. Neha Vashisth
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12 yrs exp
Jaipur
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Dr. Kinnari Amin
Gynecologist
12 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Hormonal therapy is must as she has ovarian agenesis
Reason for depression can not be predicted without detailed history
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Dr. Diksha Janardhan
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Bangalore
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