HRT and Surgical Menopause
If your ovaries have been surgically removed, it is widely recommended that you take HRT until around 51 years, the median age (or the usual age) of natural menopause, specifically to protect your long term health from the effects of losing your oestrogen and progesterone suddenly and rapidly.
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Evidence-based menopause information for South African women.
Page last reviewed: 1 March 2026
Next review due: 1 March 2027