No, there was someone on here whose doctor actually had her do this, and her PCOS problems did not resolve. I think this has more to do with the endocrine system as a whole (all hormones are not from ovaries, etc.) than only the female sex hormones. Cortisol and adrenalin, and thyroid/pituitary hormones (among others) are all part of the same system, and those are not generated from your female parts...

I don't have specific science to back this up, but I know from personal experience that if you are deficient in one hormone, a more dominant such as cortisol, it will actually steal another hormone and convert it to cortisol (it would steal all my progesterone and convert it to cortisol and adrenaline, as progesterone apparently is not essential to survival, whereas cortisol/adrenaline are - so I could never address my progesterone deficiency directly whilst my cortisol and adrenaline where also deficient).

Additionally, as I said above, there is one lady who posted further back that her doctor recommended the hysterectomy as part of her treatment, and it didn't work. In fact, if I remember correctly, I think it worsened her symptoms, as it created a further hormone imbalance.

It may help some but it will not cure you have PCOS. I actually did a research project on it and @KnitOrMiss‌ is right it has to do with the whole endocrine system and the bodies inability to make the right amount of hormones. Some women have to much some have not enough. The only upside of having a hysterectomy is it drastically reduces your risk of cancer since we have a much higher risk of developing ovarian cancer.

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@megandhight‌ I did not know about PCOS sufferers having a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer! I'll have to be asking my endo about this next visit.

It stems from the estrogen dominance we usually suffer. Too much estrogen increases the risk of all female-related cancers.

Kind of hard to have uterine cancer or endometriosis without a uterus.