Post-C-Section Concerns: Missing Ovary & Fertility

Question
I had my daughter by c-section a year ago (I was 24), during the procedure they took my daughter out, handed her to her pediatrician and then took my uterus out, I assume fixed it then put it back in.  Since then they haven't been able to find my left ovary.  They found the fallopian tube but not the ovary.  I'm very worried that my husband & I won't be able to have any more children (at least easily).  I had no complications during labor, I just wasn't progressing at all after 12 hours of labor.  Also, all ultrasounds before the pregnancy and during indicated I had both ovaries and everything was fine.  My ob-gyn keeps telling me that my ovary will show up sooner or later and not to worry, but I thought the ovaries are attached to the fallopian tubes.  Thank you for taking the time to read and answer this.

Answer
During a cesarean section, after the baby is delivered, the uterus is "exteriorized" so that it can be repaired more easily. The ovaries are often not even examined and are certainly not removed. That would cause lots of bleeding and morbidity after the procedure. It is very common to not visualize one or both ovaries on sonographic examination and your doctor is probably correct in saying that the ovary will show up sooner or later. If you have been having monthly periods since the surgery, you definitely have ovaries. Even when we remove an ovary or even when we remove both ovaries but leave a tiny remnant of one in the body, the patient will still be able to conceive and carry a pregnancy. I'm sure that you can become pregnant again. There is no way to inadvertently remove an ovary. Don't worry.