Oophorectomy involves the removal of one or both ovaries. This operation may be done to treat a number of ovarian diseases, including endometriosis and benign or cancerous ovarian masses.

Complications may arise during the procedure or due to removal of the ovaries. Oophorectomy is a relatively safe operation, although, like all major surgery, it does carry some risks. These may be ...

More than half of all hysterectomies for benign disease (i.e., >300,000 yearly in the U.S.) are accompanied by prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy, and many physicians recommend oophorectomy for ...

Women report less pain after a laparoscopic procedure than the abdominal incision procedure. After surgery a woman may feel some discomfort. The degree of discomfort varies and is generally ...

FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Women with early bilateral oophorectomy (BO) are at high risk of Alzheimer disease ...

Premenopausal women may opt for removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) for any number of medical reasons. For example, ...

Medical science has improved human health markedly in modern times. However, the history of medical practice in the U.S. has ...

Younger patients with breast cancer and the BRCA gene showed improved survival after undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy ...

Women with APOE4 allele and who underwent an early bilateral oophorectomy (BO) were at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In contrast, those with early BO, increased education ...

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Among more than 5,000 patients followed for a median of roughly 8 years, bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) was ...

Risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) are both associated with significant improvements in o ...