I am post menopausal and have been having problems with fibroids and am considering a hysterectomy. My mother keeps telling me to ask that they not remove my ovaries as they still are putting out a small amount of estrogen which helps a lot of things like vaginal dryness, skin, etc. My doctor keeps saying that my ovaries are nothing now but little dried up balls and they aren't benefiting me at all. One of the pluses is that if the ovaries are gone, you don't have to worry about ovarian cancer. But I don't want to have other problems like getting hot flashes again or ultra dry skin, etc. If you have had a hysterectomy with ovaries removed, can you advise pros and cons.