Surgical Menopause Question Title * 1. How old was you when you had your oophorectomy or hysterectomy? 15 years or younger 16-21 years of age 22-30 years of age 31-40 years of age 41-50 years of age 51 + years of age Question Title * 2. What was the reason for your oophorectomy? Adenomyosis management Cancer I was told that this would cure my endometriosis To manage my endometriosis / reduce the symptoms To treat unknown cause for painful periods Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. What surgery did you have? Hysterectomy and oophorectomy oophorectomy Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. How long until you started to experience menopause symptoms (After your surgery)? Immediately Within 3 days 4-7 days Within 2 weeks Within 3 weeks Within 4 weeks Within 5 weeks Within 6 weeks Within 7 weeks Within 8 weeks Yet to experience Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. What menopause symptoms did you experience? Hot flushes Vivid dreams / night mares Low mood Night sweats Struggle sleeping / Sleep disturbance Skin dryness / Dry skin Mood swings Brain fog / forgetfulness / Memory lapses Vaginal dryness Decreased libido / Loss of sexual desire Increased urination UTIs Vaginal itching Pain during sexual intercourse Heart palpations Nausea Constipation Dry eyes / itchy eyes Headaches Fatigue Burning mouth Change in taste Reduced appetite Joint pain Muscle tension and aches Acne Food induced nausea Thinning hair Difficulty concentrating Brittle nails Talking slowly / Slow talking speed Low energy Dizzy spells Weight gain Weight loss Worsening Allergies Tinnitus Irritability Anxiety More emotional Suicidal eye strain / worsening eye sight Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. What made your menopause symptoms worse? Question Title * 7. Did surgical menopause reduce your medical symptoms (eg endometriosis etc)? Up to a 25% reduction in medical symptoms No Up to a 50% reduction in medical symptoms Up to a 75% reduction in medication symptoms All previous medical symptoms gone Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Do you have any long term side effects or health concerns due to surgical menopause? Tooth decay Tooth / teeth falling out osteoporosis Reoccurring UTIs Panic attacks Worsening eye sight Vaginal dryness Irregular heartbeat Tinnitus Bladder incontinence Decreased libido Thinning hair No libido Depression Suicidal None Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. Wore the side effects, possible long term health impacts, and what to expect explained to you properly properly prior to your surgery? Yes No Question Title * 10. What do you wished you knew / were told prior to surgical menopause. Question Title * 11. What were the top 3 symptoms that impacted you the most and how? Question Title * 12. What helped your surgical menopause symptoms? Question Title * 13. What advise would you give to someone who is about to have surgery? Question Title * 14. What post surgery healing tips would you give to someone? Question Title * 15. Did you feel as though you were pressured into surgical menopause? Yes No Question Title * 16. If yes by who and how? Question Title * 17. Did you struggle with any of the following during menopause? Daily life tasks (cooking, cleaning, dressing, washing, etc) Childcare Working duties (Standard working tasks and hours) Socialising / hobbies Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. 1-10 how much did surgical menopause negatively impact your quality of life (1 being no impact at all, 10 being severely negatively impacted) 0 10 Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 19. 1-10 how much did surgical menopause improve your quality of life (1 being no improvement at all, 10 being 100% positive experience and improved quality of life) 0 10 Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 20. How can the medical team better support their patients that are about to have surgery and go through surgical menopause? Question Title * 21. How can the work place support their employees through surgical menopause? Question Title * 22. How can loved ones (friends / family / partners / children) support people going through surgical menopause? Question Title * 23. How can the educational setting (schools / unis / college) support their students who are going through surgical menopause? Question Title * 24. Top tip for improving the surgical menopause experience Question Title * 25. How long did it take you to return back to your daily activities and hobbies after surgery? Within 1 week Within 2 weeks Within 3 weeks Within 4 weeks Within 5 weeks Within 6 weeks Within 7 weeks Within 8 weeks Still recovering after having surgery <8 weeks ago Other (please specify) Question Title * 26. How did you find your healing/ recovery period after surgery? Question Title * 27. What is the one thing that everyone should know about surgical menopause? Question Title * 28. on average how intense were your menopause symptoms (100 = extreme intenisty)? 0 100 Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 29. What has surgical menopause taken from you? Question Title * 30. What benefits have you gained since your surgery? Question Title * 31. Did you feel as though your medical team supported and prepared you enough for surgical menopause? Yes No Question Title * 32. How long did your menopause symptoms last? Still on going 5 years later Still on going 4 years later Still on going 3 years later Still on going 2 years later Still on going 1 year later 6 months symptom free 1 year symptom free 2 year symptom free 3 year symptom free Other (please specify) Question Title * 33. Was you given any support for your menopause symptoms? HRT Pelvic floor physio / women's health physio CBT Therapy Other (please specify) Question Title * 34. How easy was it for you to access menopause support? and do you feel this was adequate / enough support? Question Title * 35. Do you still suffer with medical symptoms that should have been resolved following your surgery? eg you still have endometriosis flare ups Done
