Medical Questions » Female Problems Questions » Question No. 386
| Question: | I have just had an appendix operation. The doctor examined my ovaries during the operation, and he says they are very small. Is this serious? |
| Answer: | Some people have small noses, others big noses. Some people have small feet, others big feet. Some people have small ovaries, others big ovaries. The actual size of the ovary has no effect upon your fertility or femininity, unless their size is due to fibrosis or disease. If this was the case, the surgeon would probably have commented about it, and referred you to a gynaecologist for a further opinion and treatment.
The ovaries are responsible for producing an egg every month that has the potential to be fertilised and implant in the womb in pregnancy. The ovaries also produce hormones that give you your appearance as a woman. The breasts, for example, develop in the first place and continue their firm shape because of the hormones produced in the ovary.
If you are concerned, you should contact the surgeon again and ask him if the small size of your ovaries was due to disease.
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