Women’s Health after Ovary Removal and Early Onset Menopause

Hello out there to all of you brilliant and beautiful people. I truly hope this is appropriate on this platform, but here it goes! My question is about women and menopause and oophorectomy. Specifically My beautiful wife age 49 of 28 years. The major things she is suffering from are poor sleep, joint pain and stiffness, hot flashes, low energy, mood swings, anxiety, brain fog, very low libido, vaginal dryness and pain with intercourse.

I have utilized this wonderful community, including an amazing consult with

@Anthony Castore

(highly recommend) and have totally turned around my own personal health journey. I’m 51 and in better shape and better health than I was when I was in my 30’s. My wife is suffering and I want to help her figure out how to feel as healthy and vibrant as I do. I tried to incorporate some of the things I’ve learned that helped me, but unfortunately when it comes to the opposite sex, things get messy, and I just don’t know enough about women’s health to giver her the right direction to head. I’ve talked with her about the importance of movement, sleep, nutrition, sunlight, heat, cold, and all of the foundational things I’ve learned about, but she complains that she’s so miserable she doesn’t have the energy or motivation to do even the simplest things.

Some quick things about her background health. Tonsils removed at 27, hysterectomy at 30, 3 years ago diagnosed with massive ovarian cysts and at the advice of her OBGYN had her ovaries removed. She also occasionally gets nasty kidney stones. Also suffers from pretty extensive varicose veins in her lower legs from the knees down. Also has Occasional water retention and swelling in her ankles.

Family history of autoimmune disease (father) I personally think the major issues have happened since her ovaries were removed and maybe symptoms of early onset Menopause. But I just don’t know what to think anymore.

Current Supplements:

Urolythin A

D3 K2 (we live in the north with little sun)

Body Bio Balance Oil

Multivitamin

Melatonin sleep gummies.

She also has experimented with low dose Methylene Blue and says that does help with energy.

Current Meds: low dose Estradiol Patch (she says does nothing for her)

It was Prescribed by her local western medical practitioner. With not much direction as to use.

GLP2 5mg Weekly (has been on Tirz for about a year lost several pounds when titrated up to 15mg) Initially was feeling great for about the first 6 months but has slowly regressed and gained some weight back) I recommended going with smaller doses and she has agreed to 5mg a week. Which I still believe is too much. I also have noticed she has had muscle loss. She used to have beautiful muscular legs and glutes and they have shrunk a lot.

Occupation: She is the Office Manager at my daughter’s veterinary clinic, and spends most of her time under blue light and working on a computer.

Habits: She spends a lot of time on her phone with social media following and interacting with her friends and family.

She loves cooking.

She loves decorating the house for every damn holiday

Summertime Camping and Boating (when she feels her best)

We own a small Hobby Farm with lambs and cows and her only outside activity consists of morning chores and barn cleaning once a month.

Sorry for the long winded question and hopefully it is appropriate for this platform, but I’m hoping someone on here can point me in the right direction to help get her back on track feeling happy and healthy again. I have learned so many things from this community and now I want to help my best friend. Over our last 30+ years together I have learned that she is so strong willed and has a high pain tolerance. She is selfless and never complains. She is very private and when she is obviously suffering and openly talking about it, then it means it’s pretty bad. Fixing my problems was easy but hers are completely different than mine and I just don’t know where to even begin with helping her. Thank you so much to everyone that read this whole thing. I know in my heart ❤️ that one of you brilliant amazing people can help me help her!!

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