I am laying here after reading everything and thank everyone very much. I am misserable. Last year I had a bad back ache I thought from work. I kept going back and forth too the doctor he was giving me injections nothing was helping. I also started to get a big belly and heartburn and shortness of breath high blood presure and severe constipation. I also am single but my periods where long and very heavy. When I did have sex it was rare but very painfull. I am 43 so I just thought this is what old age feels like. Then I went to see a chiropractor because nothing helped and I didnt want to keep getting injections. I also have come to so much pain I lay on my side when I am not at work. I am in pain the chiropractor said for as much pain as I was having my herniated disk was not that bad. It just so happen within that week I had my yearly pap and there you go a cyst 5cm that was 5 months ago. Its gotton worse and I was schedule for surgery ended up taking a diet pill the day before and found out they could not do surgery because of it! JUST MY LUCK! So now I am finally getting it removed on the 18th. I am positive it has grown I am misserable my back is in severe pain and I poop once every 10 days only with help. I have heartburn and I am tired all the time. I feel like I am pregnant. I am so glad I came across all this comments I thought I was being a baby. But this is real pain its not joke. I just want my body back!
The list of long term effects arent pleasant reading, but important if you want to know what you in for:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oophorectomy#Long_term_effects
Not sure if you can be allergic to HRT, but synthetic hormones are often used, and they increase your risk of cancer. It should be possible to get non synthetic ones though, but still, keeping one or both ovaries would be much better.
Depending on your specific case you may not have healthy ovarian tissue left to save. Have a really good chat with your surgeon about your situation and your wishes, make sure your surgeon is very good and up for trying to save your ovaries.