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Surgical menopause occurs following an operation to remove your ovaries.
A hysterectomy (surgical removal of the womb) may or may not be performed at the same time, but it is the removal of the ovaries that makes you instantly menopausal.
Patient information leaflet for download.
Source: Rock My Menopause
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