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This is an abbreviation for "bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy". This means the surgical removal of both ovaries and related Fallopian tubes.

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A 28-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: bso?

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A 45-year old asked:

Postop care plan at home after op tah-bso?

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A 39-year old asked:

Does intercourse hurt after tah bso?

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A 43-year old asked:

I had undergone lavh with bso two months back. Still hurt. Why?

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A 35-year old female asked:

How long after a robotic TLH/BSO can I start exercising? And dieting?

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A 51-year old female asked:

Why am i having hot flashes at 51 when i had a tah-bso twenty years ago?

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A 55-year old female asked:

Is it safe to drive 1 1/2 hr attend a 4 hr lecture drive back after having a davinci TAH & BSO 5 DAYS AGO. No pain meds last 2 days?

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A 55-year old female asked:

After having having TAH&BSO 5 days ago can I drive 1 1/2 hr attend a 4 he lecture then drive back. Have not had pain meds last 2 days?

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A 20-year old female asked:

Any suggestions for the discharge therapy plan of TAH BSO patients?

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A 44-year old asked:

What is safe treatment for menopause after tah bso?

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A female asked:

I'm bleeding still 5.5 weeks after my BSO. It just started up again, heavy, like a period. I see the stitches came out too.Could it be from the stitch?

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A 53-year old female asked:

L am 53 years old.L am suffering right arm pain, started from 2 weeks.L underwent tah&bso 7 years ago?

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A 36-year old female asked:

Should I still have a burning pain that comes and goes on the right side following BSO surgery? I'm almost four months post op?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Hospital report from total hysterectomy & BSO, systemic involvement of connective tissue was listed, what is that, something I should worry about?

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A 38-year old male asked:

Is cramping normal after bso and scar tissue removal?

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A 30-year old female asked:

I've had a full hysterectomy and BSO aged 30.. On Evorel 25. Bloods done estrogen level on 30.7 should my hrt be increased?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Yesterday got sharp pains lower left ab with full bladder. Emptied, pain gone. Today, very tender same area. Not a cyst, etc. Had hyst/bso 4 yrs ago. ?

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A 52-year old female asked:

BAH/BSO age 26, severe endometriosis. ORS diagnosed after last ovary removed. Now Age 52, estradiol 29, progesterone <0.1. She thinks recurrence?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Having a TLH/BSO but on tamoxifen.i know I stop the tamoxifen prior to surgery, how soon?surgeon says ask onc onc says ask surgeon.do I stop Lipitor (atorvastatin)?

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A 27-year old female asked:

I had a BSO done during my c section 3 months ago and I am still bleeding heavy to where I am changing pads every 2 hours and sometimes my clothes. The bleeding will stop for 2 days then start again. Should I be worried?

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A 32-year old female asked:

Pelvic pain for 2 yrs localized to vaginal cuff. Biopsy of cuff shows focal koilocytic changes. Could this be the cause of my pain? LAVH/BSO in 2013

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A 32-year old female asked:

Vaginal pain causes? Lower abd pn x2yrs. Saw Gyno 1/26. Pain localized to top of vagina. Biopsy taken. LAVH/BSO in 2013. Gyno is unsure of cause. Help

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A 31-year old male asked:

I'm a FTM who has had TAH & BSO but my vagina is still intact. I have a strange pretty solid lump inside my vagina and have to wait until Aug 18 4 GP.

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A 43-year old female asked:

I have had a TLH/BSO four years. I have had clear watery vaginal discharge and light cramping for the past 2 days now.

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A 58-year old female asked:

Almost 4 months from a tah-bso robitically. Is it normal to not have the same push with bowel movements as before surgery? It's not as strong.

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A 37-year old female asked:

I had a hysterectomy/bso at age 35 (now 37). No hrt. Since then, running long distances causes shin pain. Doing everything right. Related to surgery?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Causes of elevated crp? Ct & other labs normal. Esr had been elevated, but down to 11, CRP is 8.2 lower abd pn, but has gotten better. Lavh/bso in '13

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A 40-year old female asked:

4 months post TAH/BSO, joints started hurting recently hands, feet, wrists, ankles is this from menopause? What can be done?

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A 42-year old female asked:

Severe pain lower left abdomen in am w/full bladder. Some relief w/urination. Pain thru day, spreads to back, worse w/walking. Hyst/bso. Appendectomy.

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A 46-year old female asked:

I am 1 week postop robotic bso w/removal of adhesions, visible endo. Question, cyst, not stone, partially obstructing ureter was found. Is this common? Ct scan on mon. Don't want to worry needlessly

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